The Growing Economic Inequality and Disparity in India: A Comprehensive Analysis | Beyond Classroom

The Billionaire Raj headed by India’s modern bourgeoisie is now more unequal than the British Raj headed by the colonialist forces, as per the benchmark estimates of the World Inequality Lab. As per them, India’s top 1% income share is among the highest in the world, higher than even South Africa, Brazil, and the US.

Welcome to another thought-provoking episode of Beyond Classroom, where we delve into one of the most pressing issues facing contemporary India: "The Growing Economic Inequality and Disparity in India: A Comprehensive Analysis".

00:00 - Introduction
00:20 - Reports on Ineq.
01:02 - Historical Reasons for Eco. Ineq.
03:03 - Food For Thought
04:59 - Prehistory & Eco. Ineq.
06:15 - Equality or Equity?
06:44 - Eco. Reasons for Eco. Ineq.
09:01 - Mkt=Opportunities & Govt.=Capabilities
10:15 - Covid Crisis & Eco. Ineq.
12:21 - Education, Health & Eco. Ineq.
15:17 - Regional disparity & Eco. Ineq.
16:59 - Migration & Eco. Ineq.
17:21 - Gender Ineq.
17:56 - Large Vs Small Scale Industries
18:31 - Cultural Barriers & Eco. Ineq.
22:26 - Diff. Impacts of Ineq.
23:41 - Supply & Demand Side of Ineq.
24:29 - Poverty to be focal point
24:51 - Absolute poverty in India?
26:53 - Social Impacts of Eco. Ineq.
30:16 - Ineq. in Legal Sphere
32:28 - Climate Change & Ineq.
34:23 - Govt. Policies for Ineq. Reduction
36:23 - Equity Vs Growth
37:59 - Sustainable Dev. Vs Growth
39:08 - Social infra. Progs.
39:34 - Env.al Sustainability
40:14 - Eco. Ineq. & Social Problems
42:27 - Restricted Aspirations
43:08 - Curative Vs Preventive Healthcare
44:39 - SHGs & Kerala's Kudumbashree
46:15 - Digital Tech. & Ineq.
46:38 - Emerging Tech. & Ineq.
47:25 - Holistic Outlook
48:42 - Govt. Progs.
49:02 - Are Rich risk-taking?
50:02 - Wealth/Inheritance Tax
52:11 - Smartest way to tax rich!
53:24 - How to really remove ineq.?
55:24 - Biggest luxury on earth?
56:50 - What is the need of the hour?
57:10 - What is the way forward?
57:29 - What should govt. do?
58:15 - Concluding Remarks

Watch the session and answer the following questions relevant from the perspective of UPSC CSE Mains:

Q1: Discuss the causes and consequences of rising inequality in India.

Q2: Examine the effectiveness of government policies in addressing income inequality.

Q3: Analyze the role of taxation in reducing economic disparity.

Q4: Evaluate the impact of globalization on economic inequality in India.

Q5: Discuss the relationship between economic growth and inequality in the Indian context.

Q6: Critically evaluate the impact of recent government initiatives like PM-KISAN and MGNREGA in addressing rural economic disparity.

Q7: How does educational inequality contribute to economic disparity in India? Discuss with examples.

Q8: Analyze the factors leading to economic disparity between urban and rural areas in India. Suggest measures to bridge this gap.

Q9: Discuss the role of gender inequality in exacerbating economic disparity in India. Propose solutions to address this issue.

Q10: How has globalization influenced economic inequality in India? Evaluate its positive and negative impacts.

Join us in this mind-boggling session as we comprehensively analyze the growing economic inequality and disparity in India.

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🔸 Vibhas Sir (Faculty, NEXT IAS)
🔸 Reddy Sir (Faculty, NEXT IAS)
🔸 Raj Sir (Faculty, NEXT IAS)
🔸 Sudhir Sir (Faculty, NEXT IAS)
🔸 Manjul Sir (Faculty, NEXT IAS)

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