How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your (God’s) word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart. Psalms 119: 9-11 Bible (New International Version ) 1 Young people (aged 10–24) constituted almost 315 million and represented 31% of the Indian population in 2011.Not only does this cohort represent India‘s future in the socio-economic and political realms, but its experiences will largely determine India‘s achievement of its goal of population stabilisation and the extent to which the nation will be able to harness its demographic dividend. While today‘s youth are healthier, more urbanised and better educated than earlier generations, social and economic vulnerabilities persist. Young people face significant risks related to sexual and reproductive health, and many lack the knowledge and power to make informed sexual and reproductive choices.2