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Youth Agenda 2024

We, the Youth of India

A movement of youth leaders, workers, organizations, and institutions demanding our voices shape education, employment, peace, and justice. 

 

The Youth Agenda 2024 is a youth-led initiative calling for meaningful participation in India’s decision-making, born from consultations with over 2,500 youth leaders across states like Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, and Jammu & Kashmir etc. Coordinated by Samvada and Youth for Peace International, it outlines recommendations on education, livelihoods, health, leadership, ecology, arts, and peace & security.​

Download the full agenda here and join the call for a Yuva Bharat.

Agenda Overview

The Youth Agenda 2024 emerged from 10 regional consultations, 67 micro-consultations, and input from 43,000 youth (aged 15-29), prioritizing marginalized voices including SC/ST, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and rural youth. Key themes address systemic barriers like low political representation (only 12% MPs under 40 in 2019 Lok Sabha), youth unemployment (42.1% labor force participation), and mental health gaps. It urges political parties and leaders to adopt these youth-centric policies for an inclusive India.

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Co-Design Process

Consultations spanned Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Jammu & Kashmir, Gujarat, Bihar, Assam, Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh, with digital outreach amplifying reach.​

  • Regional forums for direct dialogue.
  • Micro-consultations for localized input from vulnerable groups.
  • National conclave to consolidate insights, supported by 40+ partners like Dream a Dream, Indo-Global Social Service Society, and Nagaland Students’ Union.​
    Compiled in February 2024, it draws on data like Youth in India 2022 and AISHE reports.​

Key Recommendations

General cross-cutting calls include:

  • Yuva Raksha: Independent national/state Youth Commissions to protect rights.​
  • Youth Guarantee: Employment allowance (₹3,000 graduates/₹1,500 diplomas), free internet, health insurance, and a unified Youth Guarantee Card.​
  • Yuva-VAS: District youth hostels; Yuva Saathis in panchayats for mentoring.​
  • Youth Empowerment Centres per block; separate Youth Affairs ministry; annual Youth Development Index.​
Theme Core Challenges Select Recommendations
Education​
Low higher ed enrollment (27% GER), rural infrastructure gaps, dropouts (13,000 SC/ST/OBC in top institutes).
Extend RTE to higher secondary; ₹2k stipend for marginalized women; free transport (Yuva Yana); mental health counseling; anti-discrimination cells.​
Livelihoods & Employment​
Youth unemployment rise (CMIE 2024); gender gaps (19.7% female LFPR); limited career awareness.
Right to Employment; national ₹26k floor wage; interest-free startup loans; DISHA guidance centers; gig worker protections.
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Be Part of the Change

Political parties: Integrate these into your 2024 manifestos.

Youth: Host local dialogues.

Partners: Support implementation.

Contact Youth for Peace International or Samvada (contactsamvadabaduku.org) to collaborate. Share your story #YouthAgenda2024.​

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