India s biggest strength is its demographic dividend and people need to fully leverage it to fast-track the country s progress in various sectors, Vice- President M Venkaiah Naidu said here on Sunday. Naidu also called upon the youth of the country to be at the forefront in accelerating progress and scripting the country s growth story. One of our biggest strengths today is our demographic dividend. We need to fully leverage this to fast-track progress in different sectors from agriculture to manufacturing and ensuring a sustained growth rate in coming years , he said, after releasing a biography on the former President A P J Abdul Kalam at the Raj Bhavan.