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Towards Duty
Towards Duty
Path
Path
Years
Years

Youth and Students

Empowerment

of youth with an

eye on future

ndia has a demographic dividend with 65 percent of its population below 35 years of age.
Under this backdrop, the empowerment of youth is important for securing the future of the

Icountry. Several key decisions have been taken to widen the scope of quality education with
a special focus on youth and students. Along with this, the future of India is being secured by
giving special emphasis on the skill development of youth.

Commencement 16 January 2016 Progress

There are more than 68 thousand Over
Scheme Startup India is proving to be more than 6 lakh jobs since the year 44
Startup India
start-ups in the country which are
working. The startups have created
unicorns have been
a boon for the youth
2022, 15 more unicorns
are from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities and
Objective:The Startup India initiative 2016. More than 45 percent of startups added in 2021. By April
aims to build a strong ecosystem for 45 percent of them are represented by were added taking the
promoting innovation and startups in women entrepreneurs. total to 100 unicorns in
the country.
the country.

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