India Youth Development Index and Report 2017

India Youth Development Index and Report 2017

Question: On which date an Index (India Youth Development Index and Report 2017) enabling recognition the high and low performing states identifies the weak domains and informs the policy makers the priority areas of intervention for youth development in the states have been released by Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore?
(a) November 12th
(b) November 11th
(c) November 13th
(d) November 10th
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:

  • On November 13th, 2017, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore released the India Youth Development Index and Report 2017.
  • The objective of constructing the India Youth Development Index (YDI) 2017 is to track the trends in Youth Development across the States.
  • The Index enables recognizing the high and low performing states, identifies the weak domains and informs the policy makers the priority areas of intervention for youth development in the states.
  • Youth Development Index and Report 2017 is an initiative outcome of The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.
  • In preparing this report latest definition of youth as used in National Youth Policy – 2014 (India) and World Youth Development Report of Commonwealth have been used.
  • This report is of immense value to enable comparisons across geographical areas and categories, as human development index has done in comparing the development situation across regions, nations and localities.
  • The index also measures the achievements made besides serving as an advocacy tool for youth development and facilitates to identify priority areas for development of Policy and Interventions.

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