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The sixth program of ‘Students’ Echo’ campaign will be held at Island Grounds, Chennai.
Rahul Gandhi will interact with students and youth in the sixth program of ‘Students’ Echo’ campaign in Chennai today. This program is being held for the first time in South India after Kota, Dehradun, Prayagraj, Pune and Indore. According to the report of ‘Youth in India 2022’, there are about 7.5 crore youth in the age group of 15 to 29 years in South India. On which Rahul will focus. In this campaign, Rahul is raising issues like education, unemployment, irregularities in competitive examinations and increasing pressure on the youth. Will start at 4:30 pm. To participate in this, registration is being done through QR code. According to media reports, about 1.54 lakh people had participated in the last five programs. PM Modi’s program in Tamil Nadu after a day
Rahul’s visit is taking place a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Tamil Nadu. Modi will visit Tamil Nadu on 11 October. His program also includes the inauguration of Corridor-4, Phase II of Chennai Metro.
Why is this program important for Congress?
Congress has become a partner in power in Tamil Nadu after 59 years. The Congress has two MLAs as ministers in the TVK government led by Chief Minister Thalapathy Vijay. Earlier, Congress was in alliance with DMK in the state, but after the 2026 assembly elections, it separated from DMK and supported TVK. After the students’ Goonj programme, Rahul Gandhi may also meet Chief Minister Vijay during his visit.
This picture of May 10 was taken during the swearing-in ceremony of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay.
36.74 crore youth aged 15-29 years, this is 26% of the population.
All political parties are increasing their reach to Gen-Z and young voters. According to government data, in 2026 there will be around 36.74 crore youth in the age group of 15-29 years in the country. That means youth constitute about 26% of the total population. These will be the voters in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
According to the Election Commission, during the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the share of voters aged 18-29 years in the total voters of the country was 22.78%. That means almost one out of every four voters is Gen-Z.
10% youth aged between 15 to 29 years are unemployed
Government According to the India’s Periodic Labor Force Survey (PLFS) 2025, the unemployment rate among youth aged 15 to 29 years is 9.9%. The unemployment rate of youth in rural areas is 8.3%, while in cities it is 13.6%. It is 9.3% in men and 11.3% in women.
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