POLICY MAKERS are requested to go by the adage “Poverty is a disease for which money is the best medicine” while formulating various policies and programmes for the upliftment of the underprivileged sections of the society. This adage, if followed sincerely, could prove to be the mover and shaker for all those involved in vital policy making decisions enabling them to correctly target those sections of the population who need upliftment in a big way. Such a move would also entail finding out exactly those areas where development and progress could come up in a big way.

Economic development and economic progress are the best solutions for raising the level of standards of people who are left behind or have not benefitted much in the progress of the nation. Uniform development can result in enhancing the satisfaction quotient of an average person living the country. The momentum for sustained growth can gather speed if the above adage is given topmost priority by the policy makers.

Given this macro strategy, a finely-focussed implementation of targetted investment in certain core sectors of the economy such as education and civic infrastructure can go a long way in overall economic growth.