Inclusive development is ensuring the fruits of development accessible to all,
particularly the poor and marginalized people. Though, India has achieved
remarkable progress in different sectors of economy, however, a large segment of
population could not get the fruits of development to the desired extent. The
Government of India aimed at mainstreaming the poor and marginalized people
through adopting the approach of inclusive development. The era of inclusive
development started with the initiation of Eleventh Five Year Plan. Its vision
as envisaged in the Plan also reflected the budgetary and political commitment
of the Government. Though, the efforts and progress in the direction of
inclusive development appears to