India is committed to securing inclusive growth, leading to sustainable development and to usher in a governance of transparency and accountability. The earlier GDP growth rate of less than 5% has now reached to 7.4% in one year. This was stated by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment(IC) while speaking at Plenary of 104th session of ILC, 2015 in Geneva on 12th June. India believes that poverty eradication and job creation are primary objectives to achieve inclusive growth under the ambit of Sustainable Development Goals in United Nations Framework, he further said.India is one of the fastest growing nations of world having one of the biggest domestic market and demand in the country, the Minister said further. India has the largest youth population (58%) under the age of 29 years.
India is committed on the issue of elimination of Child labour, the Minister added. A Bill is being brought in the Parliament for a complete prohibition of employment of children below 14 years. A robust multi prolonged strategy is being followed to tackle the problem of child labour comprising of statutory and legislative measures, rescue and rehabilitation, universal education along with social protection, poverty alleviation and employment generation schemes. Referring to the flagship initiatives like Make in India, Skill India, Digital India, Smart Cities Project taken under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ,the Minister said “ Make in India” is a unique endeavor by any Government to encourage domestic industry and attract large scale global investment.