Members of Parliament direct MPLAD funds toward libraries, skill centres, and youth infrastructure. Their parliamentary questions reveal whether youth employment, skilling, and education feature in the legislative agenda. Both vary widely.
India has 36 states and union territories and roughly eight hundred districts. Of a total population of about 140.13 crore, 41.24 crore are between 15 and 29.
The Lok Sabha has 543 elected Members of Parliament. Each receives an annual MPLAD allocation of five crore rupees, which they direct toward local infrastructure including libraries, skill centres, school facilities, and digital learning. The proportion that flows to youth-relevant infrastructure varies sharply across MPs.
Parliamentary questions are a second window into legislative attention. About 28,000 questions tracked on YouthPower record which MPs have asked about youth employment, education, skilling, and welfare on the floor of the House.
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