India securing humble 97th position out of 118 developing nations like in Olympics, on the scale of global hunger index is noteworthy. But I'm surprised to note and find that our former Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Montek Sigh Ahluwalia says "India has changed faster since 1991" .The most pertinent question I would ask, that for whom the change was brought and who got benefited ? I remember reading that according to UNESCO's global monitoring report 2013/14, India has largest adult illiteracy population in the world. India also has largest number of under nourished people. The Adivasis are being displaced as a result of this change which is pro-Corporate and pro-rich.
Even tiny neighbouring countries fared better than India? Does it not show a glaring disconnect between the economic growth and human development in India, given the prospective, fast-pacing economic growth it claims. The government should understand the imminent danger with continuing the flawed model of development. The second most populous country in the world can never prosper economically leaving 15 percent of people hungry and malnourished. I personally feel, ensuring food security and increasing public expenditure on health and education to the masses are to be made the central theme for any economic policy.
Even tiny neighbouring countries fared better than India? Does it not show a glaring disconnect between the economic growth and human development in India, given the prospective, fast-pacing economic growth it claims. The government should understand the imminent danger with continuing the flawed model of development. The second most populous country in the world can never prosper economically leaving 15 percent of people hungry and malnourished. I personally feel, ensuring food security and increasing public expenditure on health and education to the masses are to be made the central theme for any economic policy.
