Haryana Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu on Sunday said the parameters of development have changed and world over ‘Happiness Index’ is being talked about as the real parametre of development of any country.
Happiness is considered to be proper measure of social progress and goal of public policy, said Capt Abhimanyu while speaking on the concluding day of two days program on the subject ‘Spiritual Wisdom for Businessmen & Industrialists in the Changing Times’ organised in Gurugram.
While sharing his views with the participants, Capt Abhimanyu said that a few years back the parameters for development were Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), Mother Mortality Rate (MMR) etc but now for last 3-4 years, these parameters have changed and people have started talking about the ‘Happiness Index’ as the parameter to measure development of any country.
Now, the growth narrative is to put people’s well being at the center of government’s efforts, he said.
The Finance Minister said that the key variables used to explain happiness differences among countries are- per capita income, healthy life expectations, having someone to count on in times of trouble, generosity, freedom and trust, with the latter measured by the absence of corruption in business and government.
The BJP Government at the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narender Modi is working in this direction to uproot corruption from business and Government, so that happiness comes to every household. A number of welfare schemes have been implemented by the Government to improve the lot of the downtrodden and poor sections of the society, Capt Abhimanyu added.
He said the leaders in society like the business community or the industrialists can contribute in making the lives of more number of people happier by providing employment to every hand. This will improve the ‘Happiness Index’ in our country and bring prosperity, he added.