Launching The Public Record: Parliament on Youth Employment
Analysing 60,000+ Parliamentary Qs from the 17th Lok Sabha, we offer a first-of-its-kind, data-driven look at how India's Parliament engages with youth employment
We are proud to announce the release of The Public Record: Parliament on Youth Employment, a new report by the Future of India Foundation.
This study analyses over 60,000 parliamentary questions from the 17th Lok Sabha to understand how India’s highest deliberative body has engaged with the critical issue of youth employment.
There is no debate: ensuring that every young Indian has access to dignified, high-quality employment—with opportunities for learning and career growth—is a national imperative. Translating this shared priority into tangible action demands sustained leadership at the highest levels of policymaking.
But is this focus consistently reflected in Parliament’s day-to-day functioning?
This is the question that The Public Record seeks to answer.
Drawing on a comprehensive and granular analysis, the report highlights how MPs across parties and regions have engaged with youth employment in the 17th Lok Sabha (2019 - 2024).
It identifies where attention has been strong, where critical gaps remain—and, crucially, where there are opportunities for bipartisan action in the national interest.
This post marks the launch of a new series under The Public Record, where we will unpack key findings from the report, spotlight emerging trends such as the gig economy and automation, and propose constructive pathways for both political leadership and citizen engagement.
Follow along as we move beyond diagnosing problems—to shaping solutions.
The making of this report also embodies a core belief of the Future of India Foundation: that young people must be at the center of shaping India's future—not just spoken for, but speaking for themselves.
Our commitment to youth is not merely thematic; it is structural.
The research for this report was led by a team of students and young researchers under the age of 30, who engaged deeply with real-world data through a rigorous, mentored process of validation, coding, and critical inquiry.
In a political culture where youth leadership is too often reduced to optics, The Public Record series represents something different: the hard, necessary work of cultivating informed, thoughtful, and active citizenship.
As we release this report and open this new conversation, we invite you to engage with us—to think critically about how our democratic institutions can better reflect and respond to the aspirations of India's young citizens.
Stay tuned for upcoming features as we break down the findings, share stories from the ground, and chart a course for a more responsive and inclusive democracy.
Read the full report here