Potential, Promises & Performance
Most of us Indians including the tiny ones born in
the economic liberalisation era (i.e. 1991 or later)
are often frustrated by what is happening in India.
We talk about 540 million youth under 25, and 620 million Indians under 30 years, 770 million under 35 years.
Yes; a great youth energy.
But about 90% or more of them don’t pass by school education. Those who pass by do not always a good education which can help them create wealth and therefore earn money for themselves. They swell the unemployment enrolment registers (not those 90 – 94% who are school drop-outs – because they don’t have any hope from the formal organised sector employment which is only 6% - our employment exchanges deal with half of it i.e. in Government sector).
There are several other items about India.
* Potential Very good
* Promises Hit the roof
* Performance We need to search for individual small items !
Unfortunately the above three statements are true in almost in all sectors of India – science & technology; business; trade; sports; education – and what not.
If Indians learn to scorn at promise right away when “big persons†make it and work towards potential, India will perform.
Media and youth have to do a lot towards it. Don’t respond to S
MS’s supporting the hypes of promises. Use performance as the yardstick. Prove on ground - then take our applause – not by speeches and promises. Use the Youth Vote to create a performing India.
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