“Unless we don’t improve in key areas, the pace of growth in some of these states will be very slow,” Amitabh Kant said.
Amitabh Kant’s comments came while addressing a session. (File)
Mr Kant’s comments came while addressing a session on the development of Aspirational Districts by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) in the national capital.
“We are still ranked very poorly on the human development index – that is 131 out of 188 nations. You can’t have growth in some parts of India while complete backwardness in the other parts. If this continues then India cannot grow for a long period of time,” Mr Kant said.
“Unless we don’t improve in key areas, the pace of growth in some of these states will be very slow,” he added.
Mr Kant asserted that providing proper nutrition to the population is a big challenge and it is a matter of concern that children in the country are malnourished.
July 26, 2018 at 4:24 pm
The statement by government – run NITI Ayoog chief reveals the plight of human development in the country