buffer stocks; and, ultimately become a for1 exporter. Possibly 40 percent of India's exports come from Agriculture, and 70 percent of Indians are engaged In lt. Medicine: Successes Include raising of life expectancy from 32 In the fifties to 50 today; decrease In crude death rates from 47.2 per thousand to around 15 today; Infant mortal Jty has come down -but nowhere near the point where we wish It were; the last census revealed that the birth rate had stowed down by a tenth of a percent --once again progress here Is far less than satisfactory, but the first signs of success are being seen. Notable successes have Included the eradicatron of smal I pox, the domiciliary treatment of tuberculosis; major advanced relating to nutritional disorders; there was a time It was believed that malaria ha~ been eradicated but In the last few years the disease has raised Its head again by Inflicting many fatal ltles; kala-azar Is no longer the problem It used to be; and deaths due to diarrhea have come down. 130 In the field of health the backlog of problems continues to be the greatest. Major challenges to medical science In India Include; population control; control of communicable diseases I Ike malaria, filariasis• ·hepatitis and the problem of leprosy and tuberculosis, not to mention malnutrition. Technological chat lenges continue to confront no longer enough to Import Western technologies on that Western conditions can be replicated In technology. India. It Is the assumption I n d I a t h ro u g h For example, the oral polio vaccine does not work as well In India as It does In the West even when the potency of the vaccine (containing live virus) Is ensured during transit under cold chain conditions. Then the BCG vaccine tuberculosis In South India. Is not really effective 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses India's progress in the fields of agriculture, medicine, and health, highlighting successes and challenges. It also touches upon the limitations of importing Western technologies and the need for India to develop its own solutions. Given the focus on specific sectors and challenges, it is likely that the text falls under the categories related to economic development, health, and science and technology.

**Category**
Health, Economic Development, Science and Technology