It is always felt that Young blood is crucial in making any change or taking any decision. In India one Mandal agitation has changed the government. There are many young politicians between 30-40 are participating in the elections this year. The power of young in India in numbers:
- Of India's 1 billion citizens, 40% are under 18; 70% are under 35
- 521 million of the population is between 12 and 35, with 268 million men and 253women
- 31.1% live in urban India 12.5%live in big towns and 18.6% in small towns while 68.9% live in villages
- 53.4% of those between 12 and 35 are married. 63% of young women are married compared to 45% of men
- 67.9% are unaware of the Internet
- 86.9% don't go to movie theatres, 76.8%never listen to the radio, 4.1% read English newspapers while 17.9% read Hindi dailies
- 40.9% never watch TV while 44.2% watch it once in seven days
- 25% of those between 12 and 35 are studying, while 7.8% work as agricultural labourers and 7.4% work in jobs other than farming
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