Many skeptical of Youth Policy, label it a vote-bank gambit

By Hamsaveni N

The Karnataka Youth Policy 2022 (KYP-2022) remains on paper as the government lags in its implementation

Youths suspect KYP to be a vote bank trick as assembly elections are due in May

After a long wait, Karnataka

Youth Policy 2022 was approved

The last time such a policy was approved was in 2012 According to the draft of KYP-2022, it will enable holistic development of youth and empower them KYP will be operational till 2030

Sathish Rao, a youth and traf- fic volunteer, informed The Observer about his expectations from the recent policy He said that : “I am hoping that this youth policy will help us but its implementation has always been a big question It is common for political parties to make such promises All we have to do is to wait and watch how this policy will work ”

The Observer, while interacting with the youths, found that a majority of them are unaware about the KYP hamsaveni n@iiijnm org Policy lacks new ideas for youth development, P 4

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