INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN INDIA: MYTHS AND FACTS

Abstract: Inclusive growth is a key goal of the United Nations Agenda 2030 translating from its overarching aim of 'leaving no one behind'. The urgency of inclusive growth arises from the disturbing rising trend of inequalities in India over the decades, it become more prominent since the policy paradigm of liberalisation, privatisation, stabilisation and globalisation. The growing inequality trend is threatening not only sustainability of growth, but also social and political stability. Therefore, policy makers are searching for alternative policies to reverse the inequality trend and to make growth more inclusive. This paper will highlight some key sectors among different socio religious groups in India where equality is a myth. It will look in to the perspective of achievement of inclusive growth in India, and participation of Muslims in growth process through different parameters like income, health, and education