India needs to invest in human capital to take advantage of its demographic transition with increased spending on health, education and skills. A positive correlation between investment in maternal and early life, health and economic growth is observed. This approach is cheaper and easier than investing in older children. India has started looking into matters with programs like Swacch Bharat, but it needs to scale up its efforts. Quality of education must be next concern. It needs to shed fund in advanced healthcare technology. Read the article here: http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/et-editorials/india-must-step-up-public-investment-in-human-capital/