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Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture Nation
INCLUSION: THE PATH OF DEVELOPMENT
FOR THE MARGINALIZED SECTION
nclusive growth means development where
The concept of inclusive growth is not everyone has equal opportunities. The benefits of
new in the Indian context. If you look at Igovernment schemes reach the marginal section
the ancient scriptures, then the emphasis of society. The emphasis of inclusive development
on taking everyone along is inherent in is on providing basic facilities to all sections of
it. Indian philosophy of 'Sarve Bhavantu the population i.e. housing, food, drinking water,
Sukhinah' also highlights the same belief. education, health as well as generating means of
In India, many reforms have been initiated livelihood to lead a dignified life. Along with all this,
in the past from economic to social levels. it is also necessary to take care of environmental
But there was one difference, that is the protection for inclusive development, because
attitude. Earlier, major reforms took place progress done at the cost of the environment can
in India only when the earlier governments neither be called sustainable nor inclusive.
Real development is not possible without
were left with no other course of action. inclusion and without development, the goal of
But now the government considers inclusion cannot be achieved. At the time of Amrit
reforms as a stepping stone to success, Kaal as the country set a roadmap for what India
which is in the national and public will be like in the 100th year of independence, the
interest. Emphasizing for development issue of inclusion becomes more important. At
with inclusiveness was the highlight of the Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture, Prime Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's lecture Narendra Modi, while speaking on the theme of
organized in memory of former Finance "Development through Inclusiveness, Inclusion
Minister Arun Jaitley on July 8. through Development", put forward this resolve of the
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