HUMAN CAPITAL, SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN PROMOTING INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN NORTH BENGAL OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA: AN INCLUSIVE STUDY
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https://doi.org/10.1956/jge.v22i3.947Keywords:
Resources,, Eco-tourism, Horticulture, Tea, Equitable growthAbstract
Background: The aspects of local resources of North Bengal region like tea cultivation, eco-tourism, horticulture and frontier trade have been utilized for sustainable development. It is necessity of state intervention in backward districts of North Bengal in the field of physical and social infrastructure to stem the tide of uneven development in West Bengal. These will translate into skill development programmes, rural industrialisation, development of small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). the modernization of agriculture, etc. Objectives: The aims of the study are to explore the role of human capital, the skill development and the social infrastructure to stem the tide of uneven development in West Bengal. Research Methodology: The study takes a descriptive research design since it is documenting the current state of human capital formation, skill development activities and social infrastructure in North Bengal without manipulating any variables. Result and Discussion: Human capital is the source of inclusive and sustainable long-run growth measured through education, health and skill, labour productivity, it leads to more absorption of the labour force into the economy, greater structural transformation and more absorptive capacity of areas in attracting the setting up of industries and retaining them. Conclusion: A robust social infrastructure (particularly health accessibility and financial inclusion) is a necessary precondition for equitable growth. Better health care facilities, through projects such as Swasthya Sathi, render resilience in the workforce and alleviate loss of man-days due to illness.
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