GURGAON: A village of Gurgaon would generally present a rosy picture to an outsider – BMWs parked next to cowsheds, independent houses that are a luxury for many and so on. While it's no secret that many of these villagers sold off their agricultural lands to the government and corporates and became millionaires, a sneak peek into their lives shows the dark reality.
A survey conducted in seven villages by a civil society organization, Gurgaon Citizen Council, shows that 5,179 youths out of a total population of about 15,000 are unemployed.
According to the survey, more than 45% of youths below 26 years of age is unemployed. The study also reveals that despite being cash-rich, most of the parents in these villages didn't send their children for higher education. Only 33% youths from these villages have gone for graduation studies with about 50% youths dropping out after class X.
The survey was conducted in seven villages falling in Gurgaon Vidhan Sabha constituency, namely Gurgaon village, Bhimkheri, Chakkarpur, Sukhrali, Kanhai, Wazirabad and Silokhra. The fact that one-third of the youth from Gurgaon villages are unemployed goes to show that the government and the multinationals, which had brought lands with the promise of a better future for villagers, have neglected them. According to social analysts, unemployment among rural youth is also a reason behind rising crime rates in Gurgaon.
Gurgaon Citizen Council has written to the Haryana chief minister of Haryana, local MP and MLAs to address the problem. "The crime rate near the villages is increasing at a fast rate and that is only because of the increasing number of unemployed people. These villages are denied basic facilities like schools, parks and infrastructure after the lands were acquired by several government and private agencies," said the president of Gurgaon Citizen Council.
The council pointed out that HUDA had promised in year 2006 the uplift and improvement in the condition of the abandoned villages of the city but was not followed. Alka Dalal, an advocate by profession and a member of the council, says, "The city has a lot of villages but they are being neglected after their lands were acquired. Surprisingly, the youths in the villages are being caught for getting involved in crime because the only reason is lack of education."
A survey conducted in seven villages by a civil society organization, Gurgaon Citizen Council, shows that 5,179 youths out of a total population of about 15,000 are unemployed.
According to the survey, more than 45% of youths below 26 years of age is unemployed. The study also reveals that despite being cash-rich, most of the parents in these villages didn't send their children for higher education. Only 33% youths from these villages have gone for graduation studies with about 50% youths dropping out after class X.
The survey was conducted in seven villages falling in Gurgaon Vidhan Sabha constituency, namely Gurgaon village, Bhimkheri, Chakkarpur, Sukhrali, Kanhai, Wazirabad and Silokhra. The fact that one-third of the youth from Gurgaon villages are unemployed goes to show that the government and the multinationals, which had brought lands with the promise of a better future for villagers, have neglected them. According to social analysts, unemployment among rural youth is also a reason behind rising crime rates in Gurgaon.
Gurgaon Citizen Council has written to the Haryana chief minister of Haryana, local MP and MLAs to address the problem. "The crime rate near the villages is increasing at a fast rate and that is only because of the increasing number of unemployed people. These villages are denied basic facilities like schools, parks and infrastructure after the lands were acquired by several government and private agencies," said the president of Gurgaon Citizen Council.
The council pointed out that HUDA had promised in year 2006 the uplift and improvement in the condition of the abandoned villages of the city but was not followed. Alka Dalal, an advocate by profession and a member of the council, says, "The city has a lot of villages but they are being neglected after their lands were acquired. Surprisingly, the youths in the villages are being caught for getting involved in crime because the only reason is lack of education."
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