Social Development in India

The process through which societies enhance the welfare, health, education, and general quality of life of their residents is referred to as social development. Since India's independence from Britain in 1947, social development has been a top government focus. India has developed socially significantly throughout the years, especially in sectors like healthcare, education, and poverty alleviation.
India faces several developmental issues, with poverty being one of them. Over 270 million people in India are still reportedly living below the poverty line as of 2021, which is defined as makzing less than $1.90 per day, according to the World Bank. But in recent years, there have been improvements in the fight against poverty. In India, the poverty rate decreased from 45% to 22% between 2006 and 2016. This was primarily because to a number of government initiatives, including the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which provides every rural household in India with a guaranteed 100 days of employment.