Empowerment is a Necessity, Not a Choice

Indian diaspora

Diaspora is an ancient Greek word referring to ‘to scatter about. The indigenous people moved to another homeland as immigrants. Indian diaspora means Indians immigrating from India and settling into places overseas. It is also evident that the Indian diaspora is the largest in the world. According to the 2020 survey, 18 million people are living outside India. Most Indians live in UAE, the US, and Saudi Arabia. According to the research ‘India In the UK – The diaspora effect’ finds that the annual turnover of 654 companies is 100,000 pounds. This migration happened because of the employment rate in the UK which was 50% higher than in any group. 50% of Indians in the UK are qualified to a degree level and more than 40% of people are qualified for managerial and professional occupations. Not just employment and education, the business flair in the UK is the factor that welcomes the Indian diaspora to their country. The current generations are now taking the baton to continue the race. The Indian diaspora in the UK takes five major sectors. Hospitality, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, retail and wholesale, real estate and construction, food, and beverages. When we break it down according to regions, London is the place where most migrants settle.

Youth empowerment

Young people are the future of the world. The present generation’s current hope is the youth of the nation. As we are trusting our world with the next generation it is our responsibility to make sure they live in a toxic-free and un-manipulative environment. We should start empowering our youngsters. It means to create an equilibrium across the gender, race, age, social, and religious spectrum. One factor that can create this equilibrium equation is education. It is a necessity that acts as a catalyst for the pursuit of equality. Education is the key to a better society, a better country, and a better world. It makes them self-reliant and responsible.

Youth empowerment – laws & policies

The government is the backbone of a nation, we turn ourselves to the government in times of crisis. Youth not being empowered is a crisis that was recognized by the government which has taken several measures to keep us safe and empowered. Even before our independence, equality was something that wasn’t a distinct word in the vocabulary of the Indian stereotype. But as evolution happened, women started to fight for themselves when parents thought the girl child was a burden. Female infanticide was fought but still, a prevalence of this genocide exists. To make this extinct, the government came up with several policies such as the Convention of Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), in terms of decision-making, women have equal rights to make decisions and act on them. The gender that faces the poverty line crisis or situations of extreme poverty is women. The government has implemented laws that can be acted upon to address the needs and problems of such women, Several categories where women need help like women and agriculture, women and industry, help services, education, health nutrition, sanitation, housing, and shelter and violence against women are being addressed by the government with the respective policies that have the potential to aid them. Women are no less than men, hence it is equally fundamental to empower girls as how boys are being empowered.

Conclusion

India with a large population which stands 2nd after China in terms of its high population still has people living in poverty to extreme poverty. With the population being high, subsequently, the income should also be skyrocketing making our nation one of the richest nations in the world, but as a nation, India is known for its income inequality. Though we have made so many conglomerates, businessmen and women, we have got so much to reach.