74 percent upbeat about India 2030: Survey

The survey had 2,295 respondents, comprising 38 per cent women, 37 per cent students and 19 per cent IIT Madras alumni. In all, 74 per cent said they were positive about the country’s future, the report claimed.

The survey found that scientists were the most favoured role models among all the respondents, followed by politicians and businesspersons. It was also said economic development, growth in education and employment and water were the top priorities for the country in that order.

According to the survey, other ideas in the top 10 priorities for country include population management, poverty reduction, technology capability development, agriculture, reducing corruption and environment. Respondents in all categories opined that the top industry sectors in which India was likely to remain or become world-class in the next decade would be the IT industry (software, technology, data and artificial intelligence). The respondents also believed that India would achieve leadership position by 2030 in sectors such as manufacturing and automobile, agriculture and food and space.

Among women respondents, the top priority in the next decade was education, followed by economic development and employment generation. Other top priorities for women included water, poverty reduction, population management, environment, technology capability development and women empowerment.

Among the youth, the top priorities in the next decade were identified as economic development and transformation of educational system. Employment generation followed suit as a key priority, and then poverty reduction, technology capability development and agriculture.

Delivering his address after releasing Sangam 2019 report, K Pandiarajan, Minister for Tamil Official Language, Tamil Culture and Archaeology, said that while each of the five pillars were essential for the growth of India by 2030, the emphasis should be on building a strong cultural identity for the country even while maintaining a coherent diversity.