The document discusses India's demographic dividend, defined as a rise in economic growth due to a rising share of working age people in the population. It provides demographic details on India, China, and the US by 2020. It then outlines challenges facing India related to education, unemployment, and healthcare. However, it also notes advantages for India like its position in the global labor market. It concludes with potential solutions like increasing access to education and investment in healthcare.

1. India‘s
Demographic
Dividend
भारत
का
जनस)ि+यकीय
लाभ)श
Advantages
and
Challenges

2. Content
!
Demographical
Background
! India
! China
! United
States
of
America
!
Challenges
! Educa<on
! Unemployment
! Health
Care
!
Advantages
!
Solu<ons
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3. Demographical
Background
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Defini8on
A
rise
in
the
rate
of
economic
growth
due
to
a
rising
share
of
working
age
people
in
popula<on.

4. 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)
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5. 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)
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6. 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)
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10. 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
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12. 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
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13. Challenges
–
Health
Care
!
health
care
priva<za<on
!
in
rural
areas
no
rapid
access
to
medical
facili<es
!
increasing
suicide
rate
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14. 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
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15. 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
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17. 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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18. Thanks
for
your
a>en8on!
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