Quality Of Life In India
PM stresses on working to improve lives in conference of chief secretaries
The second national conference of chief secretaries concluded on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasising on working to improve the lives of people and strengthening India's development trajectory. "Over the last two days, we have been witnessing extensive discussions at the chief secretaries conference in Delhi. During my remarks today, emphasised on a wide range of subjects which can further improve the lives of people and strengthen India's development trajectory," he tweeted. The chief secretaries conference, which started from January 5, was aimed at rapid and sustained economic growth in partnership with states in coordination, the government has said. Modi chaired the conference in the last two days.
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Quality of life, happiness important for development, not just index: TN CM
Development should not be determined on economic indicators alone, but it should hinge on the quality of life and happiness index, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin opined on Monday. The state government has been striving with the noble objective of development for all and development in all sectors, the Chief Minister said. "We believe that development should not be determined only by economic indicators, but, it should be measured also in terms of factors like Human Development Index and Happiness Index," he said while chairing the second review meeting of the state-level District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) in Chennai. The state government's intent is being fulfilled as it is progressing towards its objective without change, Stalin opined. "The most important of these is rural development. I have said that the problems in rural areas should be addressed at the micro level and macro level benefits should be given to them," the Chief Minister ...
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69% Indians believe life today is better than 50 years ago: Pew Research
Same is the case with several other countries which have seen dramatic economic transformations
