India and the MDGS Business and Society

Business leader and policy agents in India have agreed on the need to look beyond
economic growth and the short term vision that is associated with maximizing
economic growth without figuring the costs that are imposed on society and
natural environment. Though countries have replaced Gross Domestic Product by
Gross National Happiness as a key indicator of macroeconomics performance, the
most widely used indicator of economic development though is the Human Development
Index.

India’s progress on MDGs for 2015

·      On track or fast considering all indicators

a.     Ensure that by 2015 children everywhere,
boys and girls alike will be able to complete a full course of primary
education.

b.     Integrate the principles of
sustainable development into country policies and programs and reverse the loss
of environmental resources.

c.      In cooperation with the private
sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information
and communication.

·      Moderately/almost nearly on track considering all indicators

a.     Halve between 1990 to 2015 proportion
of population below national poverty line.

b.     Eliminate gender disparity in primary
and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no
later than 2015.

c.      Have halted by 2015 and begun to
reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS