Give Them A Second Chance
Give Them A Second Chance
Authors : Dr. Suniti Nagpurkar & Dr. V.H.Iyer
In the year 1998, India was passing through a realignment phase as a consequence of the introduction of the New Economic policy (NEP), 1991. Globalization resulted in the stumbling of the economy with competitive pressure from the global firms on one hand and the changing aspirations of the youth mesmerized by the glimpses of the “bold and beautiful” new world on the other. The Indian economy was slowing down; many industries were closing; employment opportunities were shrinking in many sectors; though, some new age sectors like the IT, started emerging.
After the NEP of 1991, India’s youth began to emerge from oblivion, eager to participate in the globalizing, knowledge-based economy, flocking to the centre of opportunity – the city. However the process of liberalization marked by a shift from the somewhat socialist policy outlook without adequate safety nets led to wider economic gaps. As a result, the already existing ‘dualism’ in the economy further intensified with the technology divide, digital divide, social divide and most prominently, the education and skill divide.
During this phase while policy experts were still unsure about the sure path ahead, Yuva Parivartan emerged as a beam of hope for many. Yuva Parivartan is an initiative of the Kherwadi Social Welfare Association (KSWA), an NGO set up in 1928 by Late Shri B.G. Kher, the first Premier of the then Bombay Presidency, working at the time, in community programmes for the slum dwellers in and around Bandra, Mumbai.
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