Shades of Inclusion and Exclusion in India

The well-researched essays on inclusive development in Indian society delve into the meaning of inclusive development and evolution of the concept. With an overview of inclusive development in post-independence India, they explore the systems in place and mechanisms to facilitate inclusive development. They examine issues relating to food security, the spread of poverty, promotion of health, employment-related problems, education, and development of women, particularly constraints for women in entrepreneurship. They discuss the state of the tribes, especially the spread of Naxalism in areas of certain states and the conflict in Kashmir. They deal with the role of credit in motivating inclusive growth in the sector of agriculture and ways of ensuring social inclusion through development of entrepreneurship especially among the marginalised.