"ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT" (Redefining Financial Health and Greening Post COVID–19)

ABSTRACT

Covid-19 is global disaster for which the world was totally unprepared. But the world and India must draw some major lessons out of this unpleasant experience and turn it into a positive one. Doing more of the same after the lockdown is fully lifted is not at all an option. Let us hope that a new thinking process will lead to better policies that help us come out much stronger, with more resilient economies and health systems. The economy is not just numbers;real progress and social stability are needed-that is the biggest lesson from this Covid-19 disaster (Vinod Kumar, 2020) India has one of the youngest populations in world - almost 46% less than 24 years of age. Many of them are currently enrolled in education system and would be competing for jobs and employment in coming decade. Many of them are going to be working in jobs that do not exist today. Today, technology, industrial automation, robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are changing way industries work - making many of the jobs of today redundant. As a result, lot of working population would need to re-skill themselves to new jobs emerging from technology innovations. India's job market is undergoing these changes and there is need for fresh thinking to address current and emerging challenges. Education that many students receive today is not adequate for a world that is being transformed by scientific and technological advances (FICCI-EY, 2016). The paper highlights the growth and future propects of various sectors and dimensions during and post Covid 19 in relation to Atmanirhar bharat.