Harnessing the Demographic Dividend amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: The Way Forward for Youth Employment and Opportunities

IMPRI Panel Discussion on Harnessing the Demographic Dividend amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: The Way Forward for Youth Employment and Opportunities.

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Center for Work and Welfare at IMPRI invites you to IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk on

Harnessing the Demographic Dividend amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: The Way Forward for Youth Employment and Opportunities

Details of the #WebPolicyTalk:
Date: Saturday, 11th July 2020
Time: 6:15 p.m. IST (GMT+5:30)
Platform: Zoom and Facebook Live

Chair:

P C Mohanan, Former Acting Chairperson, National Statistical Commission, Government of India

Panelists:

Mr Toshi Wungtung, Member of Legislative Assembly, Shamator Chessore Constituency, Nagaland 

Prof Balwant Singh Mehta, Research Director, IMPRI, Lucknow

Vinoj Abraham, Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram  

Prof Anjana Thampi, Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat  

Presentation by Ms Anshula Mehta and Ritika Gupta

Moderator:

Dr Simi Mehta, CEO and Editorial Director, IMPRI, New Delhi; Fulbright Fellow, Ohio State University, USA

Dr Arjun Kumar, Director, Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI), New Delhi; China India Visiting Scholars Fellow, Ashoka University

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Harnessing the Demographic Dividend Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in India

Media Coverage:

• Demographic dividend? Jobs ‘elude’ youth as 55-60 lakh enter labour market each year, Counterview
• Harnessing Demographic Dividend: Way Forward for Youth Employment, Delhi Post News
• High youth unemployment: India ‘fails’ to take advantage of demographic dividend, Counterview
• Demographic Dividend Amidst COVID-19: Demand For Comprehensive Policies For Youth Employment, Youth Ki Awaaz
• Harnessing demographic dividend amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, India Water Portal

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