Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Nashik MP Rajabhau Waje Presents India’s Social Development Priorities at UNGA
Rajabhau Waje, a member of India’s Parliament from Nashik, spoke at a United Nations meeting about social development.
He said that a country’s progress is about more than making its economy bigger.
People also need healthcare, food, homes, jobs and protection when they need help.
He pointed to digital and financial inclusion and support for workers in the unorganised sector.
He mentioned the e-Shram portal as part of efforts to support workers.
Waje said India’s 2047 development vision should include every part of society.
He also said governments at different levels and citizens need to help put development goals into practice.
Nashik MP Rajabhau Waje addressed the Third Committee of the 81st United Nations General Assembly on social development.
He said development should be measured beyond economic growth, including access to essential services, opportunity and social security.
Waje highlighted digital and financial inclusion, food security, healthcare, affordable housing, poverty alleviation and worker protection.
He called for bringing unorganised-sector workers into social security frameworks and cited the e-Shram portal.
Waje linked inclusive development and implementation at all levels to India’s Viksit Bharat @ 2047 vision and the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Who
- Nashik Lok Sabha MP Rajabhau Waje.
- What
- Presented India's perspective and priorities on social development.
- When
- During the 81st United Nations General Assembly; no specific date is given.
- Where
- The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Why
- To outline India's social development progress, priorities and challenges, and stress inclusive development.
Welfare-focused framing
Development-focused framing
How to understand social development
Welfare-focused framing
Waje argued that social development must include access to essential services, social security and opportunities that help people live with dignity.
Development-focused framing
He also connected social development to India's broader development vision, while saying economic growth alone is not an adequate measure.
Progress and remaining challenges
Welfare-focused framing
Waje highlighted India's efforts, including digital financial inclusion and social security measures.
Development-focused framing
He said challenges remain, including extending social security to unorganised-sector workers and ensuring development reaches all sections of society.
- Speaker
- Rajabhau Waje, Nashik Lok Sabha MP
- Forum
- Third Committee of the 81st United Nations General Assembly
- Topics highlighted
- Digital and financial inclusion, food security, healthcare, affordable housing, poverty alleviation and worker social protection
- Workers
- Waje said many workers are employed in India's unorganised sector and should be brought within social security frameworks.
- Initiative cited
- The e-Shram portal
- Development vision
- Viksit Bharat @ 2047
- Implementation priorities
- Central, state and local implementation, alongside active citizen participation, to advance the Sustainable Development Goals