India’s Economic Gains Meet Persistent Challenges of Inclusive Growth

India’s economy has made important progress in recent years.

The government has built more roads, highways, ports, and electrified railway tracks.

Banks are also healthier than they were about a decade ago.

Digital payments and welfare services have grown quickly.

These changes give many people reasons to feel hopeful.

However, many workers still have insecure jobs, and many people live in villages with few opportunities.

Agriculture still employs a large share of workers even though it produces a smaller share of the economy.

Millions of young people enter the job market each year, but the formal economy cannot yet provide enough good jobs.

The article says India needs better education, skills, inclusive growth, and governance reforms to turn economic progress into broader improvements in people’s lives.