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| Aspect | Economic Survey's Swadeshi | SWADES (Skill Database) | SWADES (Health Cohort) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | National economic strategy for strategic resilience and indispensability | Employment support and skill mapping for returning Indian workers | Study of social well-being and determinants of health in a community | | Key Concept | Moving from defensive self-reliance to becoming a systemically important node in global supply chains | Creating a database of skilled citizens to match them with job opportunities in India | Understanding the links between social factors and health outcomes to inform policy | | Primary Entity | Government of India (Chief Economic Advisor, Finance Ministry) | Joint initiative of three Ministries (Skill Development, Civil Aviation, External Affairs) | Research institutions and public health bodies (e.g., Hindawi, PMC) | | Target Audience | Policymakers, economists, and the general populace | Returning Indian workers and domestic employers | Public health professionals, researchers, and social scientists | | Key Strength | Provides a forward-looking, strategic framework for India's long-term economic and geopolitical positioning | Offers a practical, on-the-ground solution for managing human capital and turning a challenge into an economic opportunity | Generates evidence-based data to address critical public health issues like hypertension from a social perspective |

[ \textSwades Index (Simplified) = \left( \frac\textGVA – Foreign Value Added\textGVA \right) \times 100 ] swades index of

During the 2020 lockdowns, nations with a high Swades index (Vietnam, South Korea) maintained PPE and semiconductor production. Nations with low Swades indices (UK, Singapore) experienced severe supply chain ruptures. The index predicts how a country will fare during a blockade, war, or pandemic. | Aspect | Economic Survey's Swadeshi | SWADES