YOUTH DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND, BURDEN, OR STRENGTH TO NATION: A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

India has a dubious proportion of youth at present when compared to many other countries across the world. India’s youth population is enormous and many countries in the world ever do not have the entire total population on their own. The large and increasing relative share and absolute numbers of the youth population in India makes it even more necessary that the nation ensure that the youth of India become a vibrant, constructive force that can address social and economic issues and contribute to sustained and just governance and nation building. If youth is unnoticed they may be turned as unwanted citizens of the country. But the role of youth is at the most important point in time. It has underplayed itself in the field of politics. It should become an aspiring entrepreneur rather than mere workers. It can play a vital role in elimination of terrorism. Young participation is important because youth is the country’s power. In this line of thinking the paper throws its lights on the positive and negative side of the youth population.