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Inclusive growth shares output with the poor and lagging regions without exhausting nature. PMJDY, DBT, MGNREGA, DAY-NRLM, PMAY, and PM-KISAN are the equity rails. Ujjwala, Jal Jeevan Mission, Swachh Bharat, National Solar Mission, PM-KUSUM, and CAMPA are the green rails. NITI SDG India Index and Aspirational Districts score both together. The strategy works only if the same household gets income and a cleaner livelihood.
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Introduction
Inclusive growth means rising output that the poor, women, and lagging regions can share, without exhausting soil, water, and climate. The strategy therefore pairs anti-poverty transfers with green livelihoods rather than treating equity and the environment as two separate plans.
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Inclusiveness
- Financial inclusion through Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Direct Benefit Transfer, and Aadhaar puts a bank account under the household so growth can reach it.
- MGNREGA, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–NRLM, PMAY-Gramin/Urban, and PM-KISAN add wage, self-help, housing, and farm-income floors.
- Aspirational Districts and the SDG India Index of NITI Aayog push lagging districts onto the same scoreboard as rich States.
Sustainability on the same rails
- Ujjwala LPG, Jal Jeevan Mission, and Swachh Bharat cut indoor smoke and open defecation, which are both health-equity and environment goals.
- National Solar Mission, PM-KUSUM, CAMPA afforestation, and MGNREGA water works try to make rural jobs climate-safer.
- The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals are the named international frame that forces poverty, gender, and climate targets to be read together.
Flow diagram
flowchart TD I[Inclusive growth] --> E[Jan Dhan MGNREGA PMAY NRLM] I --> S[Ujjwala JJM Solar CAMPA] E --> O[Inclusiveness] S --> T[Sustainability] O --> G[SDG 2030 NITI Index] T[T] --> G[G]
Conclusion
Inclusive growth is designed so that Jan Dhan, MGNREGA, PMAY, and NRLM widen the share of growth, while Ujjwala, Jal Jeevan, solar missions, and CAMPA keep that share from eating the resource base. The test is whether the same household gets both a transfer and a greener livelihood.
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What is Sustainable Development Goal–2030? Discuss the relevance of different agendas associated with it.
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Is inclusive growth only more GDP for the poor?
No. It also requires that the extra output not destroy water, soil, and air that the poor depend on.
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Does MGNREGA serve only wages?
Wages are the right. Water works and plantations on the same muster also serve sustainability.
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These previous-year questions sit on the same topic. Open one to practise the earlier ask.
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2022 · Q11 · UPGS3 · 12 marks
“Inclusive growth has now become the central point of developmental strategy.” Discuss the statement in the context of India. Also suggest remedial actions to achieve this growth. -
2024 · Q11 · UPGS3 · 12 marks
Does inclusive growth ensure social justice? Discuss. What steps have been taken by the Government of India for bringing inclusive growth with social justice? Elucidate your answer. -
2023 · Q12 · UPGS3 · 12 marks
Explain the concept of inclusive growth. What are the issues and challenges with inclusive growth in India? Explain. -
2019 · Q4 · UPGS3 · 8 marks
What do you mean by 'Inclusive Growth'? How is inclusive growth helpful in reducing poverty and inequalities in India? Explain. -
2019 · Q15 · UPGS3 · 12 marks
Discuss to what extent the policy of economic growth with equality and distributive justice has been successful in fulfilling the objectives of inclusive growth in India.
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