India's Social Sector and SDGs : Problems and Prospects (Paperback)

Foreword by Yoginder. K. Alagh Preface List of Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations Contributors Part I. Introduction 1. Social Sector Development in India: An Overview Rangachar Govinda Part II. SDG: Process and Outcome 2. Reflections on Sustainable Development Goals from the Perspective of Developing Countries: Transformative Change or Business as Usual? Mitu Sengupta Part III. Education and Skill Development 3. School Education in India and SDGs: Issues and Challenges Preet Rustagi, Swati Dutta and Deeksha Tayal 4. Knowledge, Skills and Sustainable Development: Role of Higher Education N. V. Varghese 5. Challenges Beyond Schooling: Skilling Youth to Realise the Goal of Vocational Education and Training in India Santosh Mehrotra and Vinay Swarup Mehrotra Part IV. Health, Nutrition and Food Security 6. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 in the Indian Context: The Policy-Action Incoherence T. Sundararaman and Alok Ranjan 7. Public Health Policies: Generating Revenues or Relief? Imrana Qadeer 8. Macro-Masking of Micro Realities: Access to Food and Nutrition among Tribals Nitin Tagade and R. S. Deshpande 9. Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in India Mondira Bhattacharya and Ankita Goyal Part V. Gender Equality 10. Gender and Sustainable Development Goals Suneeta Dhar 11. Women’s Work Participation and Maternity Protection Conundrum in India: Call for High-Priority Interventions Lakshmi Lingam Part VI. Poverty, Employment and Inequality 12. Are We Really Concerned About Employment: Some Reflections on India’s Current Macroeconomic Policy Regime Praveen Jha 13. Exploring the Relationship between Economic Growth, Employment and Education in Indian States Mona Khare 14. Elite Dominance and Rising Inequality in India Zoya Hasan 15. Discourse on Inequality: The SDG Moment Manoranjan Mohanty Part VII. Conclusion 16. Making India’s Development Inclusive: Centrality of Education and Health Muchkund Dubey Appendix: SDG and its Targets Index