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Social Infrastructure, Employment and Human Development

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Source: PIB, Economic Survey 2018-19

    • The public investments in social infrastructure like education, health, housing and connectivity is critical for inclusive development.
    • Government expenditure (Centre plus States) as a percentage of GDP on
      • Health: increased to 1.5 per cent in 2018-19 from 1.2 percent in 2014-15.
      • Education: increased from 2.8 per cent to 3 percent during this period.
    • Substantial progress in both quantitative and qualitative indicators of education is reflected in the improvements in Gross Enrolment Ratios, Gender Parity Indices and learning outcomes at primary school levels.
  • Encouraging Skill Development by:
      • Introduction of the skill vouchers as a financing instrument to enable youth obtain training from any accredited training institutes.
      • Involving industry in setting up of training institutes in PPP mode; in curriculum development; provision of equipment; training of trainers etc.
      • Personnel of Railways and para-military could be roped in for imparting training in difficult terrains. 
      • Create a database of Instructors, skill mapping of rural youth by involving local bodies to assess the demand-supply gaps are some of the other initiatives proposed. 
  • Net employment generation in the formal sector was higher at 8.15 lakh in March, 2019 as against 4.87 lakh in February, 2018 as per EPFO.
  • Around 1, 90, 000 km of rural roads constructed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) since 2014.
  • About 1.54 crore houses completed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) as against a target of 1 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by 31st March, 2019.
  • Accessible, affordable and quality healthcare being provided through National Health Mission and Ayushman Bharat scheme for a healthy India.
  • Alternative healthcare, National AYUSH Mission launched to provide cost effective and equitable AYUSH healthcare throughout the country to address the issue of affordability, by improving access to these services.
  • Employment generation scheme, MGNREGA is prioritized by increasing actual expenditure over the budgetary allocation and an upward trend in budget allocation in the last four years

 

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