Raipur, (the states. news) Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel shared his views on the topic ‘Samaveshi Vikas- Apki Aas’ (Inclusive Development, Your Hope) in the 10th episode of his radio programme ‘Lokvaani’. He said in his address to the programme that the shared heritage of Justice as conceptualized by our great leaders Mahatma Gandhi, Pt Nehru, Sardar Patel, Dr Ambedkar, Shastri ji, Aazad, Maulana became the foundation of Chhattisgarh’s Development Model. Simple meaning of Inclusive Development is- an arrangement where the well-being and participation of every section of society is taken into account. He said that we can achieve inclusive development only when we consider the farmers as the axis of the economy. Chhattisgarh Government has put farmers at the center of the economy. In addition, the state government is making serious efforts to increase the participation of farmers, villagers, people of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward classes, and women in the economy.
Ved verse ‘Sarvey Bhavantu Sukhinah’ preaches inclusive
development
Chief Minister Mr. Baghel, while giving his views on
‘inclusive development – your hope’, said that I firmly believe that the
solution of economic and social problems of the country and the state is
possible only through inclusive development. We are awakening to inclusive
development in our state and will move forward in this direction. The same
sentiment is in the Vedavakya of ‘Survey Bhavantu Sukhinah’, which is our
cultural heritage. The question is who has been not included in the prevailing
system? Who have got left behind? So the answer is simple- people who do not
have access to resources, who do not have a means to dignified livelihood, do
not have development opportunities or who are poor are ones who have been left
behind. In our prevailing economy, the participation of farmers, rural,
scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward classes, women has been very less.
Although efforts have been made in the direction, but it is fair to say that
the campaign went astray, and it stopped somewhere. Going back a little, our
leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru, Sardar Patel, Dr. Ambedkar, Shastri,
Azad, Maulana spoke of justice, we have got this development model of
Chhattisgarh from this shared heritage. Nehru jid started the series of Five
Year Plans as the first Prime Minister of the country, which strengthened the
foundation of India in every field, especially in the economic and social
sector. He said that during the 11th Five Year Plan period (2007 to 2012), the
concept of ‘inclusive growth’ in the economy of India was put forward very
strongly. At that time, UPA government and Prime Minister was Mr. Manmohan
Singh were in power and the economy of the country was in hands of skilled
economists. The goal was to increase the country’s GDP i.e. GDP growth rate
from 8 percent to 10 percent. It was also decided that the growth rate should
be maintained continuously up to 10 percent so that the per capita income could
be doubled by the year 2016-17. For the 12th Five Year Plan period 2012 to
2017, the target was to keep the GDP between 9 and 10 percent. Today India’s
growth rate is around 3 percent. In the first quarter of the year 2020-21, the
country’s growth rate has registered a decline of about 24 percent, which is
the highest decline in the world. The problem of corona has affected the entire
world. Despite being most affected by Corona crisis, the US has
experience only 10% decline in its GDP, whereas India’s GDP has fallen by 24
percent in the world. This situation should be considered on a serious note.
System of
livelihood and better income for all, The key to inclusive development
About implementing the concept of inclusive development in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister said that people of the society, whether they are small farmers, people doing small jobs in villages, agricultural laborers, forest dwellers dependent on forest produce,women from a family of poor economic status, weavers who traditionally work in rural areas, craftsmen, blacksmiths, tanners, forest dwellers, each section has some traditional skills and talent to offer. However, their skills need to be polished and upgraded so as to help them do value addition to their products, which will help them earn good value for their products. Providing dignified livelihood opportunities and better income for all such people is the key to inclusive development.
Chief Minister said- we have to understand that every family has a means of livelihood. The goal to equally distribute the benefits of economic development can be achieved mainly by providing Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, economically weaker sections their share in the state’s resources and dignified sources of income. On can understand the concept of inclusive growth by studying the policy we have adopted in Chhattisgarh since December 2018.
