{"id":32394,"date":"2026-10-10T22:22:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T22:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=32394"},"modified":"2026-10-10T22:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T22:22:41","slug":"educated-unemployed-youth-facing-depression-minister-itoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/10\/10\/educated-unemployed-youth-facing-depression-minister-itoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Educated unemployed youth facing depression: Minister Itoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Govt aims to make them self-reliant via skill training; new media policy within 4 months\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kulgam, Oct 10: Asserting that the government aims to make youngsters self-reliant by developing their skills, Minister for Health and Medical Education Sakina Itoo on Saturday said that educated unemployed youth are facing depression and they need to be pulled out from the quagmire of uncertainty.<\/p>\n

Talking to reporters here in South Kashmir, Itoo, according to the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said the government wants to help young people acquire practical skills so that they can become self-reliant and explore alternative avenues of livelihood instead of depending solely on conventional government jobs. \u201cMany young people remain idle at home due to a lack of employment opportunities, which can lead to frustration and depression,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Itoo stressed the need to connect educated youth with skill development programmes that can improve their employability, encourage entrepreneurship and enable them to earn a livelihood through their own efforts.<\/p>\n

The minister said equipping young people with relevant skills is important for addressing unemployment-related challenges and ensuring their productive participation in society.<\/p>\n

NEW MEDIA POLICY WITHIN 4 MONTHS<\/p>\n

On media-related issues, Itoo said the government would formulate a new media policy within the next four months.<\/p>\n

She said the policy would seek to address issues concerning the media landscape while underlining the importance of professional standards, responsible reporting and accountability in the use of digital platforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cHealthy criticism is always welcome, but targeting someone’s dignity without reason is unacceptable,\u201d the Minister said, stressing that constructive criticism should be distinguished from personal attacks.<\/p>\n

She said professional journalism must be respected, adding that those who misuse social media should also be held accountable for their actions.<\/p>\n

Itoo said that there is need for responsible communication and the need to maintain a balance between freedom of expression and accountability.<\/p>\n

The Minister emphasised that criticism remains an important part of public discourse, while maintaining that it should be exercised responsibly and without unnecessarily harming an individual’s dignity.<\/p>\n

She reiterated that the government’s focus on skill development was aimed at creating opportunities for educated youth to become economically independent and contribute to the region’s development. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2018Govt aims to make them self-reliant via skill training; new media policy within 4 months\u2019 Kulgam, Oct 10: Asserting that the government aims to make youngsters self-reliant by developing their skills, Minister for Health and Medical Education Sakina Itoo on Saturday said that educated unemployed youth are facing depression and they need to be pulled […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","category-kt-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32394"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32396,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32394\/revisions\/32396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}