India's Demographic Dividend: A Possible Dream

India's Demographic Dividend would invariably generate a window of opportunities; provided, a favorable environment that is conducive to the Indian populace is put in place by the Government of India. Allan Fernandes, a Bachelor of Arts student at the St. Andrew's College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai, India, expresses his viewpoint to Dr. Sam Pitroda, Chairman, National Knowledge Commission (NKC), a high level advisory body to the Prime Minister of India.

Topic of Debate: India will realise its demographic dividend in the next 15 years.

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Edited and Produced by Allan Fernandes.

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[KarthikSoun]

really! is that what they sold us! all i is see is a blind and false optimism blinding us, just like our cricket team. What part of our demography is going to multiply exponentially? its only the poor, uneducated, rikshaw walla, uneducated part of muslim society, while the educated middle class and rich are only receding.The only demographic divide would be huge young population of poor Vs the moderate population of middle class and small population of rich who will own most of the wealth.

[secretvillage]

You're missing the point.

[secretvillage]

If alive, Eric Arthur Blair would have loved to answer that one.

[sundeepmathur]

Comparing to the total number of voters, how many literates and the people with correct ideas go to vote? It makes me question democracy when I see the masses of people being misguided by politicians during various rallies to villages. Clubbing this with the fact that these politicians are themselves under-educated really boggles me as how come we are growing at a rate of around 6% annually. Running a country is a bigger challenge than running a company. So y choose criminals and illiterates?

[lsjtifo]

II. This intrusion comes from the misuse of politicians of all hues and colours to hype up social justice, even as the size of the GDP is so small.

[lsjtifo]

There is no sense in discussing demographic trends, specifically the higher proportion of younger people in the total population in India, as long as we ignore this section being managed in a manner calculated to maximise benefit for the nation. Right now, as seems from bmkaruppan's argument, the management of the vast human potential in India is far from satisfactory in respect of it (optimized benefit for nation) due to the intrusive and fraudulent practice of democracy.

[bmkaruppan]

You seemed presumptuous to think that I just rest content with paying taxes on income earned less exemptions. I had to explain, thats what I did, not backtracked, per se.

[bmkaruppan]

The desideratum, democracy.. universal purpose,seems enticing. But it gets too vague when we seek to spell it out. Purpose gets blurred into forms (a corrupt democracy with rigged polls and full of moneybags and criminals as leaders should be discarded in favour of a benign dictator even if he be a temporary one until liquidated by jealousy).Universal as an adjective can also lead to homogenisation, which is against nature which venerates diversity. Your other pt.:( bill passing): We only pray.

[secretvillage]

"... so as to attract proven service oriented people" - Yes, you're right.

[secretvillage]

Democracy in all its forms strives for a Universal purpose.

Clearly, as you stated above, there needs to be a proactive measure to ward-of criminals from contesting elections. But then again, the Bill would have to be passed by the members of both the Houses. :)