Youth Unemployment in the Naga Context-What is the way out?

Unemployment is a world wide phenomenon. Today’s youth is ailing from ‘Cola and Burger’ culture. The word modernization is misunderstood to wearing modern clothes alone, where as it is the modernization of mind. I agree what H.E. Sri K Sankranarayan, Governor of Nagaland had said “ Naga students are very intelligent and capable of holding positions even in metros”. It has been proved beyond doubt by 5 Naga Youth making to the final list of UPSC for IAS and allied services.

Can every one acquire white collared job which are limited in number? Probably not! Educated youth need to exploit the dignity of labour when the state is abundant with natural and human resources. Unemployment will not stay when the youth takes to entrepreneurship e.g. Atoka Awomi, a graduate, of Planet M at Dimapur took to entrepreneurship (with other two graduates) and has employed another 25 educated unemployed youth. There are many other avenues that our youth can undertake for benefiting themselves as well as other youth (both educated and uneducated). Educated youth can exploit their education for acquiring additional knowledge and get on to Organic farming, horticulture, modern agriculture and interlinked apiculture etc. in a scientific manner for increased productivity and innovative forward and backward linkages. No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. I wish the youth all the best in what ever venture they undertake.