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Top 10 Developments In India Over The Last 10 Years

India stands at number four on the list of worlds largest economies. Lets have a look at the major
developments in India over the last 10 years.
10. Rural Development:
Major changes and developments in rural areas in the last few years are:
a. Rural education programmes have gained prominence in the past few years. Around 97% children of the
ages 6-14 are enrolled in government and private schools.
b. Focus on increasing tourism in rural areas has been made by the tourism ministry. Tourism has also
started pushing agriculture down on the list of main economic drivers of the country.
9. Power:
In the last 10 years, power sector in India has seen increased participation of private sector, both foreign and
domestic. New Electricity act, 2003 is a landmark document, first of its kind that revamps the regulatory
framework governing the power sector.
8. Military research and development:
Military research and development has not progressed as it was predicted by the observers. But now India
has set a budget of $ 100 billion for defence purchases. With this jump, India has its sight set on modernizing
military and jump-start its own defence industry.
7. Media and Entertainment:
Media and entertainment has become one of the leading industries in India after registering an explosive
growth in the last decade. As per the survey report by KMPG and FICCI, entertainment industry is expanding
at a rate of 12.5% every year. New forms of media such as animation, visual effects, films and music post
phenomenal progress in the recent years, while conventional media still remain dominant in the field of
entertainment.
6. Tourism:
Rich history and cultural diversity attracts large number of international tourists in India. Tourism generates
revenue and opens employment opportunities in the country. GDP of tourism sector has increased by 229%
in the years 1990-2011. Tourism generated USD 121 billion revenue, 39.3 million jobs in the last few years.
The booming medical tourism sector is expected to reach about rupees 9500 crore, with an estimated
annual growth of 30%.
5. Economic Growth:
With fundamental reforms, India has managed to emerge as a free market economy.
Agriculture: India is the 2nd largest food producer in the world. Agriculture and allied sectors like fishing,
forestry, etcetera, gave employment to 60% of the total workforce.
Employment: Employment growth in India is only 2.3% per year, but labour force is growing by 2.5% a year.
Unemployment in India is more than 9% and only 10% of workforce is engaged in regular employment.
4. Infrastructure:
Aspirations of Indians are soaring high. This requires massive investments to create new jobs, housing and to
make cities more liveable. With the development of Indias human potential, Mumbais eastern freeway,
double-decker trains, Solar park in Gujarat, GIFT city in Gujarat, Metro rail project, Modernisation of airports
are a few worth noticing.
3. Urbanization:
It was after Indias adoption of mixed system of economy that urbanization in India gained prominence.
Right now, India has around 300 million people in metro cities. Our country is witnessing a massive wave of
urbanization, as 10 million people migrate to towns and cities yearly in search of jobs. This is also being
termed as the largest rural-to-urban migration of India.
2. Education:
There has been a drastic change in the field of education in India. Education system has witnessed a great
extent of development. This is due to increased investment and various mushroomed institutes all over the
country. The literacy rate in India was recorded as 74%. India is now ranked at number 3 after china and
U.S.A in the field of higher education.
Online education in India is an advantageous system that aims at delivering education to the students via
internet. This can simultaneously be done with ones present job. Thus, online education is one kind of a
revolution in the field of education system
Distant education is also one of its own kind forms of learning that aims at helping students who cannot
attend regular classes.
1. Healthcare:
Healthcare systems are established all over the country to provide better diagnosis & treatment of diseases.
Health care plays a significant role in any countrys economy. Therefore, in India too, health care is given a
prominent attention. It was in 2012, when India, for the first time in history, emerged as a polio free nation.

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