Economic Growth and

Economic Growth and

SocialSocial
Justice in
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India
A concern to all.
Acknowledgement
We would like to express our greatest
gratitude to the Humanities department Team Members:
of Heritage Institute of Technology,
Kolkata, for giving us the opportunity to 1. Manish Sharma (1751029)
make this presentation on “Economic 2. Aman Anand (1751030)
Growth and Social Justice in India” . We 3. Kajol Kumari (1751031)
are extremely thankful to our teacher 4. Priyam Ghosh (1751032)
Mrs. Indira Bhattacharya for providing 5. Trisha Ghosh (1751247)
such a nice support and guidance through 6. Ritika Kriti (1751251)
numerous consultations. Without the 7. Suranjan Daw (1751252)
valuable suggestions of our classmates
and team members, this presentation
would have been incomplete.
Economic Growth
● What is economic growth?
● How economic growth has changed in
india?
● India GDP Annual Growth Rate.
● Effect on women.
● Indian Development - An Infrastructure Gap.
Social
Justice
Social Justice
● What is Social Justice?
○ Access
○ Equality and Equity.
○ Rights(equal effective legal, industrial and
political rights)
○ Participation
● Social Justice and Indian Constitution.
● Poverty and Social Justice
Relationship between the two
● Indian Constitution and Economic System.
● NITI Ayog - Right Initiative.
● Failure in catering to the prospects of economic development
and social justice.
● Economic development and social justice - incompatible
concepts.
● Flagship Programme - Like Make in India.
What is GDP ?
● Gross Domestic Product or GDP is the total value of the goods and
services a country produces in a year.
● Total income of a country by its citizens in a year due to their
services and work.
● The current GDP of India as per 2018 is $2,716,750 million.
GDP Growth Declined
● GDP Growth declined to 6.6%.
● Sales of consumer durables and appliances slipped by 40%.
● Dip in sales also affects employment and thus loss of jobs in many
sectors.
Current Situation and Reasons
● “India’s stellar economic growth of the past two decades may not
have meant much for its citizens”, says a report.
● Poor implementation of government policies like Demonetisation
and Goods and Services Tax.
DECREASING
ECONOMIC GROWTH
RATE IN INDIA
Barriers to India’s Economic Growth
● Low level of national income and per capita income.
● Vast inequalities in income and wealth.
● Scarcity of capital and low rate of capital formation.
● Tremendous population pressure.
● Chronic unemployment and underemployment.
● Poor educational standards.
● Inequality within regions.
● Huge dependence of population on agriculture.
● Under-utilization of natural resources.

● Rigid labour Laws.

● Poor tax collection rates.

● Low level of technology.

● Poor Infrastructure.
 Poverty and Social Justice
Poverty : A socio-economic issue.

● Socio-economic issues: lack of education, cultural and religious

discrimination, overpopulation, unemployment and corruption.

● A result of discrimination or social injustice.

● Prevents people from accessing tools, resources and education they need to

improve their situation.

● Social injustice consolidates existing distribution gaps.

Poverty and Social Justice
The social justice syndrome.

● Idea behind the right to a life of dignity,equity and security - Social

justice.
● A life free from poverty, violence, discrimination or human rights
violations.
● All people are included in society, and all can claim their rights to
healthcare, shelter, and education regardless of how poor or rich.
● Production follows wage policy.
Poverty and Social Justice
Social justice : A fruitful way to eradicate poverty.

● Greater protection for the economic and social rights of the poor and
marginalised.
● Spaces for the active participation of various stakeholders in drawing up
framework that prioritise in reducing the problem.
● More employment opportunities and social security programs are a must.
● Social rights must have a sound impact to achieve the “poverty reduction
target”.
 THE
CONSTITUTION
OF INDIA AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Fundamental Rights
● Prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste,
sex or place of birth (Article 15).
● Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment (Article 16).
● Abolition of Untouchability (Article 17).
● Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech etc (Article
19).
● Protection of traffic in human beings and forced labour (Article 23).
● Prohibition of employment of children in factories or mines (Article
24).
Directive Principles of State Policy
● Promotion of welfare of the people (Article 38).
● Equal justice and free legal aid (Article 39A).
● Right to work, education and to public assistance in certain cases
(Article 41).
● Just and human conditions of work and maternity relief (Article 42).
● Living wages for workers (Article 43).
● Promotion of education and economic interests of the weaker
sections of the society (Article 46).
Indian Judiciary and Social Justice
Indian Judiciary and Social Justice
● One of the oldest legal systems in the world today
● it is based on the adversarial system
● Nearly 2.6 crore cases are pending in the district and subordinate
courts
● Around 25% of posts lying empty against the sanctioned strength of
22,454 judges
● India has one of the world’s largest number of undertrial prisoners
Flaws in Indian judicial system:
● Corruption in judiciary
● Backlog of pending cases
● Lack of transparency
● Hardships of the undertrials
● No interaction with the society
FAILED ATTEMPT TO ECONOMIC GROWTH
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
FAILED ATTEMPT TO ECONOMIC GROWTH
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
● Steps taken by Indian government failed to serve the purpose
● Sluggish Developmental Strategies
● Command and Control mindset and populism
● Rural India still lagging behind
● Agriculture sector- market place still non-existent
REFORMS
● Kerala - State skill development projects such as ASAP for youth
● Common consumption goods and small scale industries
● Youth getting more choices of Education and Job opportunities
● Elderly should have plenty of healthcare options
● Women getting more freedom
Sources of Information:

● https://www.livemint.com/
● https://tradingeconomics.com/india/gdp-growth-annual
● http://www.motorindiaonline.in/commercial-vehicles/impact-of-demonetisation-on-indian-cv-industry/
● https://qz.com/india/1401357/indias-high-gdp-growth-is-hiding-an-unemployment-crisis/
● http://socialjustice.nic.in
● www.legalserviceindia.com
● https://www.iaspaper.net/economic-development-and-social-justice/
● https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/india-economic-growth-and-development
● https://www.mapsofindia.com/my-india/society/five-major-problems-the-indian-judicial-system-is-
facing
● https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/short-on-judges-justice-a-dish-served-
cold/article21387363.ece
● https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/demonetisation-all-cost-and-little-
benefit/articleshow/65639832.cms
● http://www.advisorymandi.com/blog/how-does-gdp-affect-the-indian-economy/
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