Q. 64.1( 28 Votes )

Write a paragraph on your notion of what should India do, or achieve, to become a developed country.

Class 10th NCERT - Understanding Economic Development 1. Development

Answer :

India is one of the most developing nations presently in the world but when we look at the figures related to Human Developement Index; India is still very far from developed nations’ list on several parameters.

India has shown great improvement on the life expectancy, infant mortality, and literacy rate in the 2011 census. There are several factors in which we have to work on, some of these are:

Lack of proper healthcare, drinking water, sanitation and nutrition especially in rural areas. India needs to develop facilities to improve on these parameters so that it can become a developed nation.

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