Numbers of youths are increasing and also number of unemployed youths. The 21st century has heralded changes that threaten to destroy the planet . Path breaking advancement has also been made in all spheres. The concept of living with dignity and respect is one issue that we need to give serious thought. State actors have to understand that the new generation is not bemused when remnants of the colonial Raj introduce laws that show disrespect to the people and when state agencies carry out activities as done by monarchs. There are serious deficiencies both legal and action that need to be rectified. It will take a long time but the state should start working on the line or numbers of disenchanted youths with the system will increase. It is already increasing manifold. We have to understand that those who have no access to the system resort to illegal activities and the state take up harsh actions against them by branding them with different adjectives. Social , economic and political wind of the state should try to engulf the entire populace. We make laws to safeguard juveniles but we continue to arrest them and even kill them. It is just like killing our own children. The youths who die almost every day in the hands of various state agencies are our own children . In the state there must be over a sizeable armed personnel maintained at a huge cost to target people. Only a fraction of the amount spent in action oriented policies if spent in helping the youths most of the problems would be solved. We can not expect the beggar to be self reliant within a moment. The biggest problem is the end effect. When we kill some persons more problems are created, their immediate family who in turn become stranger to the society and the system. it is a debate which will go on but the problem in our country is the absence of people’e participation in policy formulation. What people think and what they feel should be seriously considered as they are the people in the ground who are directly affected by any policy. Those who decides now are not affected by any of the policy. Simple example is the one way traffice at Paona and Thangal Keithel where vehicles were banned. Whose vehicles were parked when there was ban, even kids will tell, they are the people who decide and frame policies. It took a long time to correct a wrong. The state acted against the policy of the very concept of road, which is to facilitate movement of people and vehicle. If it is congested more roads have to be constructed rather than blocking it. Involve people in policy formation, that is the new mantra of governance now.
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