Question

What do you think India needs to do today to make the most of its demographic dividend before 2050?

Answer 1

1. Improve the quality of education: Ensure that children and young people receive good-quality education and develop useful skills.
2. Provide skill development: Expand vocational training, digital skills, technical education, and apprenticeships so that young people are prepared for changing job requirements.
3. Create more jobs: Encourage manufacturing, services, agriculture-related industries, and small businesses so that the growing workforce gets productive and decent employment.
4. Improve healthcare and nutrition: A healthy population is more productive. Better healthcare, nutrition, and sanitation are essential for a strong workforce. 
5. Increase women's participation: Provide women with better access to education, skills, safe workplaces, and employment opportunities so that they can participate more fully in the economy.
6. Promote entrepreneurship: Encourage young people to start businesses and create employment through easier access to finance, training, technology, and markets.
7. Prepare for future technologies: Young workers should be trained in areas such as artificial intelligence, digital technology, automation, and green technologies so they can adapt to changing jobs.