india's demographic dividend

India‘s Demographic Dividend भारत का जनस)ि+यकीय लाभ)श

Advantages and Challenges

Content !   Demographical Background

!  India !  China !  United States of America

!   Challenges !  Educa<on !  Unemployment !  Health Care

!   Advantages !   Solu<ons

26.04.13 Länderstudien Indien; Melanie Schweiger 1

Demographical Background


Defini8on A rise in the rate of economic growth due to a rising share of working age people in popula<on.

India by 2020: !  median age 29 years !   136 million people join global workforce

(17% of global workforce) !  2.7 fer<lity rate !  0.5 dependency ra<o

!   10% unemployment rate (current data)


China by 2020: !   median age 37 years !   23 million people join global workforce !   1.6 fer<lity rate !   0.4 dependency ra<o !   4.1 unemployment rate (current data)


USA by 2020: !  median age 38 years !   11 million join global workforce !  2.1 fer<lity rate !  0.5 dependency ra<o

!   7.6 unemployment rate (current data)


Challenges -‐ Educa<on !   increasing school enrollment, but high drop-‐out rate !   poor educa<on quality !   increasing literacy rate, but poor standard !   priva<za<on of schools and university, results partly in

religious, poli<cal or militaris<c educa<on !   educa<on dispari<es between hindus – muslims and

boys – girls ! hec<c daily schedule results in migra<on


Challenges -‐ Unemployment !   small elite of successful young adults !   increasing rate of educated unemployment !   under-‐employment !   changing social behaviour among unemployed men !   social movements by under-‐employed youngsters


Challenges – Health Care !   health care priva<za<on !   in rural areas no rapid access to medical facili<es !   increasing suicide rate


Advantages !   unique posi<on on global labor force market !   investment opportuni<es in economic development !   increasing personal saving rate leads to growth per capita

income !   global leader in producing skilled high school and university

graduates


Solu<ons !   flexible labor markets to allow easier entry !   greater access to quality educa<on !   higher investment in educa<on for underprivileged youth !   encouraging saving behaviour by tax benefits !   pension schemes !   investment on affordable health care !   prospects for secure salaried jobs


References !  India Today; Stuart Corbridge, John Harris and Craig Jeffrey;

Polity Press 2013 !   India‘s Demographic Dividend – Issues and Challenges; Arun

Ingle and P B Suryawanshi; Interna<onal Conference on Technology and Business Management (Presenta.on Paper)

!   hdp://www.bbc.co.uk !   hdp://www.quora.com


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