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Youth Power Cover Story

Years
of Vikas Yatra

The Torchbearers Raising India’s Flag High

This is the time; this is the right time; this is India’s precious moment... This mantra, dedicated to the youth of a Viksit
Bharat, reflects the spirit that India’s young generation is ready to give new wings to its aspirations. This is the era when India
stands as the youngest nation in the world. Therefore, over the past 12 years, through the far-sighted vision of the central
government, the potential of youth power has gained a new identity and has become a symbol of India’s knowledge, science,
and timeless achievements – the “Amrit Peedhi” of New India.

Startups Increased Number of Educational
Institutions
Over
2.23 lakh startups have been established, From 2014 to the present:
creating more than 23.36 lakh jobs. Robust
n The number of IITs has increased from 16 to 23.
growth has been observed in funding,
credit assistance, and public procurement. n The number of IIMs has increased from 13 to 21.
n In 2014, India had The number of AIIMS 23
only 4 unicorns; today, has increased from 7 to
the country boasts 127 n The number of medical
active unicorns. colleges has increased
55,200 startups have been recognized from 387 to 818.

by the government during the
financial year 2025–26, marking the highest number n International campuses
of IITs have been
of recognitions granted in a single year since the established in Zanzibar
inception of this initiative.
and Abu Dhabi.
Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
(PMMY) crore candidates have been trained

Over A total of 1.64 across more than 35 sectors under
`40.07 the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas
Yojana (PMKVY).

lakh crore was disbursed
across 577.9 million loans under 3,15,014
the PMMY over a period of 11
years. This has significantly candidates have been trained for roles in
strengthened the credit the construction, telecommunications, and
ecosystem for Micro and Small healthcare sectors, as well as for positions
Enterprises (MSEs). as career and education counsellors.

n The MUDRA scheme
facilitates seamless access
to collateral-free insti-
tutional credit of up to
₹20 lakh for non-cor-
porate and non-agricul-
tural income-generating
activities.