India’s approach to development has received high international recognition, with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Acting Administrator Haoliang Xu commending the country for successfully blending economic progress with social inclusion and climate responsibility. Speaking during a recent visit, Xu stated that India’s model is now helping to shape “development pathways” globally, offering lessons in transparent governance and scalable technological solutions. The praise centers on India’s unique commitment to digital public infrastructure and its determined push for renewable energy.
The Core of the Praise β Inclusive and Responsible Growth
Economic Progress That Leaves No One Behind
The UNDP’s commendation highlights the dual achievement of India’s model: demonstrating that economic growth need not come at the expense of social equity or environmental stewardship.
- Social Inclusion: Xu applauded India for its deliberate investments in people, particularly those historically marginalized. Flagship social protection schemes like MGNREGA (livelihood support) and Ayushman Bharat (social security) were cited as powerful examples of combining economic progress with welfare measures.
- Climate-Responsible Approach: Indiaβs commitment to a “just transition” and its ambitious push for renewable energy were noted as offering a blueprint for balancing growth with sustainability. This aligns economic opportunities, such as the creation of “green jobs,” with environmental goals.
The Digital Revolution as a Development Tool
UPI, CoWIN, and the Power of Public Digital Infrastructure
A central element of the UNDP’s praise is India’s use of open, public digital platforms, which have revolutionized service delivery and transparency.
- The JAM Trinity: The Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) trinity and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) were singled out for enabling transparent, direct delivery of benefits to hundreds of millions of people. UPI, in particular, was praised for making digital payments simple, fostering competition, and lowering transaction costs.
- Scalable Health Solutions: Platforms like CoWIN, which tracked the administration of over two billion vaccine doses during the pandemic, and the newer U-WIN (Universal Immunisation WIN), which monitors vaccination status for mothers and children, were cited as examples of people-centric digital innovation developed with technical support from the UNDP.
India as a Voice for the Global South
Sharing Success Through South-South Cooperation
As a leading voice of the Global South, India is now leveraging its successful domestic models to assist other developing countries.
- Sharing Frameworks: Through South-South Cooperation, India is sharing not just its technological tools, but also the inclusive and accountable institutional frameworks that make these solutions effective.
- Global Lessons: The UNDP is actively partnering with India to translate these local success stories into global lessons, driving equitable progress across the world by focusing on national ownership and leadership in development projects.
The UNDP’s assessment clearly positions India’s modelβbuilt on the pillars of digital inclusion and environmental commitmentβas a pragmatic and scalable template for other nations facing similar development challenges in a rapidly changing global environment.
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