Mandaviya delivers India's statement at Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha
Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya delivered India's National Statement at the plenary of the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Qatar, on 5 November 2025.
Summary
India's statement at the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha on 5 November 2025 recalled that the Copenhagen Declaration, adopted 30 years earlier, placed people at the centre of development. Mansukh Mandaviya said about 250 million Indians had been lifted out of multidimensional poverty in the last 10 years and that India's social security coverage had risen from 19% in 2015 to 64.3% in 2025. He added that the International Social Security Association had given India the 'ISSA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Social Security' this year.
Key facts
- Event
- Second World Summit for Social Development, Doha
- Date
- 5 Nov 2025 (plenary)
- Speaker
- Mansukh Mandaviya
- Poverty
- About 250 million out of multidimensional poverty in 10 years
- Social security
- 19% (2015) to 64.3% (2025)
- Award
- ISSA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Social Security
Practice MCQs 4 questions
According to India's statement at the Second World Summit for Social Development (Doha, November 2025), India's social security coverage in 2025 stood at about:
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Correct answer: D — 64.3%
Mandaviya said India's social security coverage rose from 19% in 2015 to 64.3% in 2025.
India's statement at the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha recalled a declaration adopted 30 years earlier that placed people at the centre of development. Which was it?
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Correct answer: B — Copenhagen Declaration
The statement said that 30 years ago the Copenhagen Declaration placed people at the centre of development.
According to India's November 2025 statement in Doha, approximately how many Indians were lifted out of multidimensional poverty in the last 10 years?
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Correct answer: C — 250 million
Mandaviya said approximately 250 million Indians had been lifted out of multidimensional poverty in the last 10 years.
Which body conferred the 'Award for Outstanding Achievement in Social Security' on India in 2025, as cited at the Doha social summit?
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Correct answer: B — International Social Security Association
Mandaviya said the International Social Security Association conferred the 'ISSA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Social Security' on India this year.