Youth policy to be framed with participation of youngsters: Jitendra Singh

The central government would formulate youth policy after a dialogue and participation from them to meet the requirements of young India, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday.

"Youth policy will be designed with their participation and through a dialogue," Singh said while addressing a students' function organised at Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT).

India was changing faster than rest of the world as it had a young population, he said and urged youths to enter politics to give it better respectability and bring about desirable changes.

Just as in every field, there was a need for training in politics also, the Minister said adding that youths would get opportunities in politics based on their competence and irrespective of their background.

Singh, who is also Minister of State for Defence, visited the Southern Command headquarters where he was welcomed and briefed by senior officials on the operational preparedness and administrative aspects, after his arrival here yesterday.

The minister also participated in a cleanliness drive at the bank of river Mutha jointly organised by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and student volunteers of Pune University.