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India's current government's slogan is that of "inclusive growth". The last government under the right-wing BJP was the one who initiated India's economic boom, but they were thrown out of office because they also created vast disparities among the people. Congress came to power after that, and they started a gamut of schemes to make sure that the economic growth reached the poorest Indians in the villages. They started a employment scheme whereby every person earning below a certain threshold was guaranteed 100 days of employment a year by the government. In this years' budget, the Finance Minister announced the biggest giveaway in Indian history-he waived loans amounting to $15 billion that 30 million small farmers owed to government banks.
Of course, these policies need to be continued by the next government because without inclusive growth, the disparity between the rich and poor would further increase and could create fissures in society.
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