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have economic progress to develop such infrastructures. Actually, economic progress
can be enhanced by effective mobilization of natural resources, industrialization and
production of human resource. Many countries in the world have gained economic
progress with industrial revolution and they are developed. Such developed countries
have developed wide range of infrastructures in their countries whereas many countries
in the world have weak economic progress, weak infrastructural development and weak
indicators of development.

Gross domestic product (GDP) and Gross national product (GNP) are considered to
determine economic progress of countries. Economic progress can be achieved through
GDP and productive mobilization of income. Both GDP and GNP help to measure the
market value of all goods and services produced for final sale. GDP is the total market
value of goods and services in a country whereas GNP is the net market value of goods
and services produced in a fiscal year including the remittances sent from abroad. GDP
shows local prosperity but GNP describes national output. GNP can be either higher
or lower than GDP. GDP should be increased for economic progress of a nation. The
developed nations have 2 digits GDP but Nepal has a single digit GDP. Countries need to
make efforts to increase GDP. They must mobilize means and resources adequately. The
literacy rate should be increased. Health services should be made available in the local
level. Special security should be managed for elderly people, widows, differently abled
people, marginalized people. Efficient and effective transportation and communication
services need to be enhanced for economic progress in a country.

b. Quality Life

Physical quality growth of standard of living is the next indicator of development.
Though economic progress is most essential for development, improvement in living
standard and various other aspects of people should be considered for it. People need
to have fulfillment of health services, education, drinking water, sanitation, etc. along
with psychological, emotional and spiritual needs for their quality of life. Quality of life
indicates the happiness and satisfaction from the fulfillment of all those needs. People
need to adopt following measures for quality of life as well as development of society and
nation.

Every person should get opportunity for quality education.
Every individual should consume nutritious food and balanced diet everyday.
People must limit the family size as small as possible so as to fulfill required
facilities easily.
People must have regular health check ups, provision of sanitation, counselling for
marriage at appropriate age, births spacing and first pregnancy at appropriate age.
There should be maintenance of cleanliness in home, courtyard, garden, public
places and the environment.

People should have generation of sufficient income.
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