Professionals’ Influence: Leveraging Expertise for Effective Governance and Public Welfare

It will only be possible by giving a dignified space to the youth of country in the process of decision-making and governance. When youth will feel that they are being heard in the policy circles and their issues are properly addressed by giving representation to someone who understands them better, they will give their optimum contribution in the process of nation building. Hence motivating and engaging the youth in constructive and meaningful politics is the key to India's emergence as a global power. BJP being the non-dynastic party and also being in power at Centre has a seminal role in giving representation to the youth in the country.

The journey of Dr. Shyam Agrawal, coming form a non-political background and becoming the Joint Treasurer of BJP Rajasthan is indeed inspiring and worth replicating for all the political parties. When youth finds educated person like Dr. Shyam Agarwal with an impressive array of qualifications including B.Com.FCS., LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D (Law), and MA (Eco.) in politics, it surely uplifts their hope in the democratic process. The youth can better correlate itself with educated politician and made them believe for development agenda of the government.

No doubt experience is always having its value. But when experience comes with the energy and passion of a youth, it becomes icing on the cake. Same is the case with Dr. Agarwal. His wide range of professional experience along with being highly qualified gives him extra edge in understanding the complexities of governance. His experience as Independent Director on the Boards of various Listed and other prominent companies , Member of Panel of Arbitrators of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) & National Stock Exchange (NSE), Member, ASSOCHAM National Council of Corporate Affairs and so many such capacities will give him all the required skills to deal with petty details of paperwork, latest technologies and evidence based decision making. All these are fundamental in improving the process of governance. So the question is if such educated and experienced youth are not given essential leadership at political forefront then how India will leverage the benefits of its demographic dividend.

Beyond saying that politics has different flavours in its dealing with public and understanding different socio-economic issues that come not only with professional experience but needs political activism too. Hence the case of youngsters like Dr. Shyam Agarwal who has played active role in politics and being elected as one of the youngest President and Vice President of the ICSI, Chairman of NIRC-ICSI, Jaipur Chapter of NIRC-ICSI and International Secretary - Corporate Secretaries International Association (CSIA), Hong Kong proves what wonders youth can do with Indian politics given their education, passion, experience and activism.

Youth somehow feel alienated with senior leaders as they are more engrossed with policy matters and working very less in the ground. Hence Dr. Shyam Agarwal , a young leader with firm social grounding can attract the motivated youth in the realms of real politics. His social initiatives through welfare works like organizing medical camps, distribution of education material, career counselling programs, setting-up computer labs, distribution of masks, ventilators during etc. lay the foundation for the need of voting in favour of young leaders who can relate with common masses. Various social campaigns launched by Dr. Agrawal like Save Water, Respect Nature and Global Warming, Cast Your Vote, Happiness for self-Happiness for All etc. prove that young leaders come with a vision for future. They are good at forecasting the future challenges and preparing proper responses in present times itself.

India at this critical moment looks at young leaders like Dr. Shyam Agarwal who after touching the pinnacle of success in their professional and social life can show the path in political arena too. To emerge as true representative democracy Indian people need to ask the government if not young then who? If not now then when? With this new mindset new India can surely usher into new era of purposive politics with new faces and new energy.