Government releases India Youth Development Index and Report 2017

The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports released India Youth Development Index (IYDI) and Report 2017 to track the trends in Youth Development across the States.
The Index has been developed by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.

Key Facts

The India Youth Development Index will enable to recognize high and low performing states, identify weak domains and inform the policy makers the priority areas of intervention for youth development in the states. It was constructed using latest definition of youth as used in National Youth Policy 2014 and World Youth Development Report of Commonwealth (15–29 years) as well as using the Commonwealth Indicators in order to facilitate Global comparison.
In IYDI 2017, the first five dimensions are retained same as that of Global YDI. The indicators and weights were modified based on availability of data at sub-national level and importance of indicators in explaining Youth Development with the aim of capturing the multidimensional properties that indicate progress in youth development at state level.

Significance

YDI for India adds a new domain, social inclusion to assess inclusiveness of societal progress as structural inequalities persist in Indian society. Its construction will help to identify gaps that require intensification of policy intervention.
The index also measures achievements made besides serving as advocacy tool for youth development and facilitates to identify priority areas for development of Policy and Interventions. Besides, the report has immense value to enable comparisons across geographical areas and categories as human development index (HDI) has done in comparing development situation across regions, nations and localities.
As an effective decision support tool, YDI-2017 will enable policy makers track national and regional progress as well setbacks in youth development policies, planning, priority identification and implementation strategies. It will also provide insights to suggest alternatives and options and also aid in judicious allocation of resources.

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017