Youth Empowerment: Socio Cultural Perspective – Disorientation to Direction

Nurturing Empowered Youth for Sociocultural Development

Abstract

Youth is the most powerful asset for any country, But this young population can become the most difficult asset to manage and their unique advantage will be lost if adequate attention is not paid to making investments for the development and nurturing of this asset. They know their rights but are oblivious of their duties. Empowerment refers to proper guidance including proper values, rational thinking, and decision making process and leading a satisfactory life. Society today needs empowered youth in all aspects to sustain its culture- social and emotional development. The youth today need a supportive society. The National Youth Policy, 2014 aims at empowering youth to realise their potential for the development of nation.