Issues and Challenges of Issues and Challenges of Rural Youth: Rural Youth: Present Present Status and way forward using Status and way forward using life skill approachlife skill approach

Chairperson: Dr.V ReghuMembers: Dr.A H Laskar

Ms.PadmavathiDr. Subhasree

Mr. Malaya PadanMr. Binu Anand

Prof. Jonas Richard A

Present status Way forward

HealthEducationEmployment

culture

MediaLife skillsPolicies & Programs

HealthHealth

Physical HealthPhysical Health

Mental Health IssuesMental Health Issues

EducationEducation

LiteracyLiteracyVillages below National average

(75%) need special attentionContinuing Education/Life Long

Learning(LLL)

EmploymentEmploymentUnemployment coupled with

povertyUnemployableCommunicationNeed for Technical skillsNeed for trained and manpower

with commitment

CultureCulture

False beliefs

The Way ForwardThe Way Forward

MediaMediaFocus on specific target groups,

Specific issue, Local languageInvolvement of the rural youth in

programs development

LSELSELSE should become part of any

skill devlopment trainingLSE program should also include

Media EducationGender perspective in LSEReproductive health education

using Life Skills ApproachNew areas of life skills to be

identified(goal setting)

CultureCultureRationalize some of the practicesPractice the good ones and use

life skills to identify practices which pull them back from development

ResearchResearchSpecific researches on issues of rural

youthEvaluation of present programs with

specific reference to rural youthEncouraging educational researches

at PG, M.phil, Phd level on rural youthState level workshops on research

findings on rural youth Identify researchable areas in rural

youth

Policies and Programs Policies and Programs Need to be rural centricInclusive youth policiesRural specific issuesAwareness of the programs and

schemesROI study on rural youth

Your Suggestions…

Importance of Education

Thank You