India has one of the youngest populations in the world and 1/4th of Karnataka’s population consists of youth. However, young people’s engagement with democracy still faces significant limitations. The participation of youth in governance/democracy is bleak.
According to GRAAM, Mysuru, India is ranked 122 out of 181 countries in the global youth development index while Karnataka ranks 8th in both the youth development and civic participation index. Youth Participation Index in governance/civic issues and political engagement is very low in the State, i.e., 0.2 and 0.3 respectively, it said.
