What do you understand by the term development? Would all sections of society benefit from such a definition of development?

The term development conveys the ideas of improvement, progress, wellbeing and aspiration for a better life. Through the notion of development, a society articulates how to constitute its vision for society as a whole.

The idea of development benefits all section of society as it shows the basic need of approach. It provides food, shelter, clothing and similar basic needs to the section of people who are devoid of these basic needs.

However, Development has also been criticized for its narrower sense, like achieving pre-set targets or completing projects like dams, factories etc rather than the developments that uphold society. In the process some sections may have benefited while others may have had to suffer loss of their homes or lands without compensatory gains.