DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL SECTOR
ISSUES RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL SECTOR/SERVICES
- · (Relevant for Sociology Syllabus: Paper 1- Social Change in Modern Society & paper-2- Visions of Social Change in India)
- (Relevant for GS Syllabus: Paper1- Social empowerment)
- For inclusive growth and employment, expenditure on social services as a proportion of GDP and investment in social infrastructure is of paramount importance.
- Social sector pursues both social and economic goals and engages in the delivery of social services for disadvantaged groups and communities whether in urban or rural area.
- Economic Survey 2019-20 draws attention to social services which include, education, sports, art and culture; medical and public health, family welfare; water supply and sanitation; housing; urban development; the welfare of SCs, STs and OBCs, labour and labour welfare; social security and welfare, nutrition, relief on account of natural calamities etc.
ISSUES RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL SECTOR/SERVICES ARE:
- Fundamental changes IN the design of the policies/schemes required to reach out to all sections of the society.
- Equitable expansion of the reach through people’s participation, awareness generation, technology use, and direct benefit transfer.
- Access to education at all levels both in rural and urban areas with necessary reforms in education system encouraging professional development.
- Scaling up of the efforts to impart necessary skills to cope with 4th Industrial Revolution which is a blend of physical, digital and biological worlds.
- The increase in total formal employment in the economy.
- The challenges of providing both healthcare access and access to quality healthcare across the country.
- Percentage of achieving houses of pucca structure in the rural and the urban areas.
- Acceleration of progress on water conservation activities in water-stressed districts of India.
- Endeavours required to ensure piped water supply to all rural households by 2024, and solid waste management in every village.