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Militarisation of the youthState build<strong>in</strong>g is not possible with vacant and unproductive youths. Withthe more militarised form of youths, it is near <strong>to</strong> impossible <strong>to</strong> realisethe state build<strong>in</strong>g. Youths with threaten<strong>in</strong>g voices are gett<strong>in</strong>g their wishfulfilled. This turns them more lethargic. Today, the youth psychology isshaped <strong>in</strong> such a way that they are enjoy<strong>in</strong>g the power on the basis of thebarrel of gun they are armoured with. Thus, they are not <strong>in</strong>cl<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>to</strong> puttheir labour on anyth<strong>in</strong>g harder than this. Indeed, it is a s<strong>in</strong>cere challenge<strong>to</strong> the development of the society we live <strong>in</strong>.6. State response <strong>in</strong> address<strong>in</strong>g youth concernsWith most of the youth population <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> militarised activitiesand more than that migrat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> the foreign state <strong>to</strong> pursue furthereducation and career, <strong>Nepal</strong> <strong>to</strong>day is at a very crucial stage with limitedproductive youths. The state has tried <strong>to</strong> address youth issues by be<strong>in</strong>gone of the signa<strong>to</strong>ries of the International Conference on Populationand Development, World Programme of Action on Youth, but little hasbeen done so far <strong>in</strong> address<strong>in</strong>g such issues. The youth population hasbeen marg<strong>in</strong>alised on the basis of not only caste, culture, ethnicity andgeography, but also their age as well.With the <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g trend of militarisation, youths have always beenassociated with the violent groups and have never been thought of asthe agents of peace. They have been affiliated <strong>to</strong> groups <strong>to</strong> put up theirvoice which is why they tend <strong>to</strong> get militarised. Even if they get <strong>in</strong>volved<strong>in</strong> constructive works now, the society looks at them with suspicion. Thus,understand<strong>in</strong>g the state of youth groups, the Government of <strong>Nepal</strong> hasnow formed a Youth and Sports M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>to</strong> handle such issues. In thesame way, this m<strong>in</strong>istry has successfully come up with a comprehensiveNational Youth Policy-2010. Though it discusses youth empowerment <strong>in</strong>length, it is still not out of criticism for its def<strong>in</strong>ition on youth that has awide range, i.e. from 15 <strong>to</strong> 40 years. There seems <strong>to</strong> be the huge gap <strong>in</strong>policy formulation. Besides, it discusses about provid<strong>in</strong>g vot<strong>in</strong>g rights <strong>to</strong>the youths from 16 years but the country till date regards the people below18 years as m<strong>in</strong>ors. Hence, provid<strong>in</strong>g vot<strong>in</strong>g rights <strong>to</strong> the people of this agegroup itself <strong>in</strong>trigues aga<strong>in</strong>st the national law. Thus, the policy-makers arenot aware of the consequences of <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g wider range of people <strong>in</strong><strong>to</strong>one group forc<strong>in</strong>g the real youths <strong>to</strong> be deprived of the opportunities andpush<strong>in</strong>g them <strong>to</strong>wards the crim<strong>in</strong>al activities.Equally, the youth chapter <strong>in</strong> the Three Year Interim Plan (NPC 2007) hasbeen formulated precisely cover<strong>in</strong>g all the concerned issues. The problemsand challenges formulated <strong>in</strong> these issues are quite generic. They fail206