Y20 has given huge opportunity to country’s youths, says Thakur

Guwahati: As part of the India’s G20 presidency, the Youth20 (Y20) group’s first inception meeting, which began on Monday, concluded in Guwahati on Wednesday. The event saw the participation of around 10,000 youths from nearly 33 colleges from Assam as well as 21 foreign and 200 Indian delegates, who shared their ideas for a better tomorrow and draft an agenda for action on five identified Y20 themes, including climate change and peace building.
Union minister for youth affairs Anurag Singh Thakur launched a ‘White Paper of Y20’ on the concluding day.“The idea of the ‘White Paper’ is to show the on-ground realities with respect to the five themes of the G20 and beyond. It also includes a section called, ‘The India Way’, which showcases some of the country’s governance success stories on the five themes,” he added.
The minister, while addressing a press conference here in Guwahati, said the Y20 has given a huge opportunity to the country’s youth. India has over 50% of its population below the age of 25 and more than 65% below the age of 35.
Thakur, while talking about how women’s voices can be heard best, said the government believes in women-led development. “The President of India is a tribal woman who has risen from a humble background only on account of her merit. The recent budget for India was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the deputy commissioner of Kamrup is a woman, the secretary of youth affairs is a woman. Women in India actively participate in framing and executing policy,” he added.