1. World of Spiritual Science
Spirituality is not about a religion. Neither is it about gods and rituals. Spirituality is a principled way of life; it’s an attitude.
Spiritualism in India is a complete philosophy of human life, the correct way of living and right way of thinking. A spiritual man is one who is detached from the dual effects of karma (success or failure); who is devoid of self-interest, egohood and sees God everywhere, permeated in all the beings; who keeps himself in continuous communication with God, and hence is messenger of God and the benefactor of mankind.
Spiritualism, a philosophy of values if adapted at large by people, would usher in civilization that is socially just (satyam); emotionally integral (shivam); and aesthetically beautiful (sundaram). No wonder, if the age-long spiritual formula of India claiming creation is full so the creator, the individual is full equally, the absolute is full, turns out as the highest watermark of man’s spiritual speculations about the supreme power.
2. Inclusive Growth (Agriculture & Rural Economy)
The agriculture sector is crucial for achieving India’s objective of inclusive growth and poverty reduction. India’s agriculture sector continues to be the lifeline of its people and a key factor in the economy’s overall productivity. Historically, India’s agriculture growth has lagged growth in the overall economy. In fact, long-term average growth in agriculture has been close to 2%. India’s population has been growing at 1.4%. Consequently, India has just managed to maintain its per capita growth in food and non-food crop production. Increasing profitability in agriculture through higher productivity has been an important goal in developing countries like India. It has become more relevant in recent years due to limited scope for expansion of arable land. Increasing yield to their technically highest level may be feasible ,through adequate investment in infrastructure and technology i.e. irrigation, land development, storage, markets, etc. Besides appropriate pricing of inputs and outputs, availability of credit and extension services would facilitate access to available technology. like most other developing countries, India has predominantly been an agrarian economy, with agriculture sector contributing the largest share to gross domestic product (GDP) and employment. Under the colonial regime, Indian agriculture was geared towards the production of commercial crops (tea, coffee, rubber, cotton, etc.), while the food crops suffered from neglect. After independence, India depended heavily on imports of food grains as it inherited a stagnant, low-productivity, food-crop sector.