Evaluating the Effectiveness of Indian Social Welfare Policies in Enhancing Citizen Happiness: Implications for Economic Stability and Business Ecosystems

Abstract

Citizen happiness is the main thrust of the social welfare policies. A happy society is essential not only for a good quality of life but also for economic stability, growth, and a good business ecosystem. Several articles and research studies show that the happiness of people is becoming a business imperative, as when people are happy, businesses, society, and the state thrive. A happy workforce increases productivity because employees are more focused, creative, and entrepreneurial (Elliot et al 2018). In this paper, the effectiveness of the social welfare policies of the governments in India is studied in achieving the objective of citizen happiness. In the study, first, the relevance of the policy and intensity of implementation by way of providing resources/budgets as well as deploying good processes, persons, and systems to implement are examined. At a second level, the implications of happy citizens, who are the workforce for the business, are studied towards creating a business ecosystem of high productivity, creativity, and innovations, along with a positive and cooperative environment with quality, safety, and environmental consciousness.