(Source: PTI/Vijay Verma)Stating that India is a ‘young nation’ with 62 percent of its population in the working age group, President Pranab Mukherjee has said that young minds are the assets of our country. In India, in the age group of 18-29 years, the unemployment rate is 12.9 percent. We need to seize this opportunity.”He, however, cautioned that if we cannot provide jobs to the huge number of people entering the job market every year, the population dividend could turn into a population liability. President Pranab Mukherjee with Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu, Smriti Irani, Prakash Javadekar, Jitendra Singh and Rajiv Pratap Rudy stands for the national anthem at the inauguration of First Edition of “India Skills 2016” on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day, in New Delhi on Friday. Addressing the gathering, the President also congratulated the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) for their achievements in a short span of time.

Source: Indian Express July 16, 2016 05:43 UTC