Identifying and Implementing Sustainable Development Approaches for the Socio-economic Growth of the Millavitiya Grama Niladhari Division: An Analysis on Potential Practices and Strategies

This study mainly focusses to identifying the potential sustainable development approaches that can be deployed among the socio-economic growth process of the Millavitiya Grama Niladhari division and discussing the possibilities of the implementing those approaches in the ground level. Background study and SWOT analysis has been used as the main methodology for the identifying the ground realities and negative and positive insights of the study area. Under the main findings of the background literature analysis and the SWOT analysis, main potential approaches have been deliberated considering the strength, weakness, opportunities and the threat in the village. As final conclusion, numerous approaches and concepts can be used for the socio-economic growth in the area such as, green economy, green agriculture, participatory development, green mineral economy, sustainable data management, green digital economy, green culture and technology, green energy, and sustainable tourism. Millavitiya has been a most suitable geographical and socio-economic entity which can be used sustainable approaches in wide range and effectively.