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# Inclusive Growth
- URL: https://www.upscprep.com/inclusive-growth-issues-upsc-gs3/
- Published: 2022-11-24T14:32:13.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-22T19:23:46.000Z
- Author: UPSCprep.com
- Tags: UPSC Mains

**Syllabus Relevance:** UPSC GS 3 - Inclusive Growth and issues arising from it. 

### Definition 

Inclusive growth is economic growth that is distributed fairly across society and creates opportunities for all. (OECD)

### Dimensions of Inclusive Growth:

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### How to achieve it? (refer dimensions wali figure)

- Policy reorientation:  
  - Progressive taxation
  - Social spending, on public services such as education, health and social protection
  - Financial inclusion via Prime Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
  - Eg. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana
- Recognize the work done by women in care economy
- Moving towards productive sectors
- Increasing agricultural productivity
- Robust labour protections
- Institutional and policy support for collective bargaining
- Development of underdeveloped regions
- Political Empowerment of Women, weaker sections, etc.

Measures taken to achieve inclusive growth  
(mention schemes, policies, etc)

### Elements of Inclusive Growth

- Skill Development
- Financial Inclusion
- Technological Advancement: in Agriculture, Health, Education, DM, Governance, Manufacturing, etc.
- Economic Growth
- Social Development

### Challenges in Achieving Inclusive Growth:

- Poverty  
  - 8.8% of the population lives in severe multidimensional poverty (Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2018)
- Unemployment  
  - 5.8% Unemployment (Periodic Labour force Survey)
- Agricultural backwardness  
  - 44% of people in India have agriculture-related employment but its contribution to the Indian GDP is only 16.5%
- Issues with social development  
  - India ranks 94th out of 107 countries Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020
- Regional Disparities  
  - Goa’s per capita income in 2018 was 10 times that of Bihar

**Conclusion**: Through strategic partnerships between various stakeholders such as Govt, international organization, civil societies, pvt sector, etc inclusive equitable growth can be achieved.

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