India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
India highlighted its rights-based, inclusive, and people-centric development approach at the UN discussion on "Leveraging outcomes of the Second World Summit for Social Development from Copenhagen to Doha." Delivering India's statement, Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Savitri Thakur, underscored that social justice remains central to India's national vision of Viksit Bharat@2047.
Recalling that the Copenhagen Declaration placed people at the heart of development and that the Doha Political Declaration reaffirmed this commitment amid emerging global challenges, the Minister noted that India's governance philosophy of "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas" reflects a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to ensure dignity, equity, and opportunity for all.
Highlighting India's large-scale social protection and inclusion measures, Smt. Savitri Thakur shared that:
Smt. Thakur emphasized that India's development journey integrates digital public infrastructure, direct benefit transfers, and citizen participation, ensuring transparency and last-mile delivery.
Reaffirming India's civilizational ethos of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" - the world is one family - the Minister expressed India's readiness to strengthen global partnerships and share its development experience to advance social justice worldwide.
The session witnessed active participation of majority of UN Member states.
Following the session, the Minister also held a courtesy meeting with H.E. Ms. Camilla Waltersson Gronvall, Minister for Social Services, Government of Sweden.
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