While India boasts the fifth most powerful economy, it remains one of the world’s poorest countries in per capita income. Poverty remains a daily reality for millions of Indians, and experts say that while the country has a large population of young people ready and willing to work, compared to other countries, figures show there aren’t enough jobs for them.
This year, India surpassed China to become the most populous country, with half its population under 25. However, India is unable to take advantage of this demographic change to reap its demographic dividend—a boost in economic growth from higher proportions of people of working age. Sadly, India has not invested in human capital to achieve this Literacy, particularly for women, and education trail, and the country needs investments in healthcare, as shown by its high infant mortality. This problem is worse in economically disadvantaged regions in the north, which rely heavily on agriculture, where Aahana is focused.