The youth comprises over one-third of the Indian population which in turn constitutes a major part of the labour force of the country. The number of underprivileged youth in India who lacks education and proper guidance is so huge that according to the reports of the Financial Express "Only 15%of the young graduates passing out of colleges are employable; the rest are branded 'unemployable'."
It is not their lack of theoretical knowledge that causes this. Instead, it is the lack of the right skills and attitude. There is thus, increasing concern among the leading employers of the country, about the dearth of ready-to-deliver employees.
In addition, the macro perspective affirms that it is crucial for the energy of the underprivileged youth to be channelized properly with proper direction to aid economic growth and nation building to elude their addition to family woes, social stress and national misery.
