Happiness based Education for Sustainable Development: An Indian Perspective

Abstract

While some have a high opinion of India's growth story since its independence, some others think the
country's performance in the six decades has been abysmal. It's arguably true that the Five-Year Plans did
target specific sectors in order to quicken the pace of development, yet the outcome hasn't been on expected
lines. And, the country is taking its own sweet time to catch up with the developed world.The economic
reforms came to India's rescue with the launching of a policy of liberalisation and privatisation. A flexible
industrial licensing policy and a relaxed FDI policy started getting positive responses from international
investors. Among the major factors that drove India's economic growth following the economic reforms of
1991 were increased FDI, adoption of information technology and an increased domestic consumption. In
such scenario the happiness based education seems to be the only solution for the Sustainable Development.