English is the lingua-franca for globalization.  If India has to clock 9% annual growth in its GDP, English needs to be central in education of Gen YRI.  There will be an increasing demand for multi-lingual speakers by corporate India according to Times of India article “English for Progress”.  Therefore the articles notes that instead of focussing on English-medium schools, the emphasis should be on the quality of English teaching in vernacular-medium schools.

The British Council has launched  ‘Project English’ in India and the goal is to have  every teacher and learner of English in the world will have access to English skill by 2010.  British Council has been working with the state governments to design and run large scale teacher training and curriculum development projects that are helping to improve English language teaching in state schools. They have also been working with large corporate sector employers to improve language assessment and training systems. 

In the past only a certain segment had a strong command over English in India, but initiatives such as Project English would help to widen that segment.  This would give Young India a global edge.