India’s development trajectory is critically linked with investments in healthcare and education. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is firmly anchored in investing in human capital and inclusive growth. To reap the demographic dividend, the government is committed to improve the outcomes in education and skilling and provide affordable healthcare to all. It is known that ending poverty is linked with strategies for improving health and education and reducing inequality. Child development is part of the life course, including preconceptual health and well-being of adolescents and continuing into the next generation of young people who grow up and become parents. The pandemic has caused disruption in the health, economy, and education of young people and continues to unfold in new psychological and academic trajectories.
India – Improving India’s human capital by enhancing investment in the early years of children’s development (Shoba Suri, ORF)
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