This book explores India's socio-economic landscape, highlighting the critical role of inclusive policies in driving growth and well-being. It underscores the significant connection between SDGs 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10 by integrating chapters from diverse perspectives to establish this association. Focusing on evolving trends and patterns, this book examines how India's policy formulation and program implementation have been strategically aligned with health and development goals, ensuring coordinated efforts across these critical domains. Contributions in this book provide an in-depth analysis of paradigm shifts in population and health. This book offers a nuanced exploration of the dual burden of disease and the challenges posed by an under-resourced healthcare system, advancements in maternal and child health, immunization, and public health campaigns. It also discusses persistent issues such as maternal mortality and malnutrition, which remain at the forefront of India's developmental challenges. This book offers valuable insights for students, researchers, and policymakers. It provides diverse research perspectives that illuminate India's unique challenges and opportunities. It also offers lessons for other developing nations navigating similar paths.

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Dr Sanghmitra S. Acharya currently a Professor at the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. She is former Director of the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies and previously taught at the International Institute for Population Sciences. She has held visiting fellowships at institutions in China, the US, the Philippines, and Botswana, and received fellowships from the Asian Scholarship Foundation and Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. Her research focuses on health, discrimination, gender, and urban marginalization in India. Prof Acharya has presented widely, published in peer-reviewed journals, and delivered lectures at institutions in India and abroad. Her books include Marginalization in Globalizing Delhi (2017), Health and Well-Being of Informal Workers in India (2019), Caste, Covid and Inequalities of Care (2022), and the recent Mapping Identity-induced Marginalisation in India (Springer).

Dr. Sampurna Kundu completed her PhD from the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Her doctoral research focused on menopausal health. She earned her postgraduate and MPhil degrees in Biostatistics and Demography from the International Institute for Population Sciences. She is a Gold Medalist in MSc and was awarded the prestigious DST INSPIRE Doctoral Fellowship. Her research is primarily quantitative, using large-scale demographic datasets, with interests in women's health, population ageing, and child nutrition. She has presented at national and international conferences, published in high-impact journals, and her work on early and premature menopause has been widely cited and covered in the media. She also previously taught statistics at a government medical college in Kolkata, India. Dr. Kundu recently started as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Epidemiology at the University of Exeter, UK, focusing on menstrual and mental health.

Dr. Sampurna Singh holds a PhD from the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, and is a health and development researcher with over 18 years of post-qualification experience. Her work focuses on reproductive health, women's status in rural Uttar Pradesh, and male involvement in health and development. She has worked extensively on issues such as maternal and child health, nutrition, HIV, abortion, early marriage, son preference, domestic violence, and surrogacy, collaborating with organizations including NCAER, ICRW, CARE, JNU, and IIDS. Dr. Singh has presented her research at national and international conferences and has published widely in reputed academic journals.