02332cas a2200337 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022292 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781616355654 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Garcia-Escribano, Mercedes. The Spending Challenge of Achieving the SDGs in South Asia : Lessons from India / Mercedes Garcia-Escribano, Tewodaj Mogues, Mariano Moszoro, Mauricio Soto. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021. 1 online resource (33 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students South Asia has experienced significant progress in improving human and physical capital over the past few decades. Within the region, India has become a global economic powerhouse with enormous development potential ahead. To foster human and economic development, India has shown a strong commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Agenda. This paper focuses on the medium-term development challenges that South Asia, and in particular India, faces to ensure substantial progress along the SDGs by 2030. We estimate the additional spending needed in critical areas of human capital (health and education) and physical capital (water and sanitation, electricity, and roads). We document progress on these five sectors for India relative to other South Asian countries and discuss implications for policy and reform. Mode of access: Internet Economic Development imf Housing imf Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development imf National Government Expenditures and Related Policies imf Other Public Investment and Capital Stock imf Mogues, Tewodaj. Moszoro, Mariano. Soto, Mauricio. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/294 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2021/294/001.2021.issue-294-en.xml IMF e-Library