The ascendency of India as an economic world power

Rural India in going through a phase of transformation for the better and its growth needs both appreciation and encouragement, says a top United Nations official.

 

"Most of the states in India are peaking at the right time. The government initiative and role of rural Indians in the field of sanitation and poverty alleviation is showing its results," said Lizette Burgers, chief of water and sanitation, Unicef India.

 

"In spite of its huge size in terms of both population and geography, the country is doing extraordinarily well. The initiative in the field of child health, polio eradication and curbing open defecation are really yielding results," Burgers told IANS in an interview.