Is progress necesarily beneficial for the society?

For this topic, my vote would be change is usually beneficial, but sometimes there are a few adverse effects.. It is, at the same time, necessary and beneficial for the society, yet, sometimes, wrong changes are made at the wrong time and everything falls into pieces.
For example, in Village by the Sea, the building of Biju's boat was the first sign of change in the text, which was necessary in giving jobs to the increasing amount of people in the village and providing more money for the village. This is a good change, which usually happens more in the society.
However, there is also another example in the Village by the Sea text that has adverse effect on the family. Actually, it is a blessing in disguise, I would say. When Hari runs off to Bombay, the family's sole breadwinner is gone and the family is plunged into even more hardship. But, it is a blessing in disguise as the de Silvas finally know of their plight and their mother can be finally sent to the hospital to get proper treatment. However, the period of time in between both events were, I would say, the hardest for the family in the text.
There are many other signs of changes in the book, like the building of factories, and the status of Hari's family's financial status. However, the root of the event is always the most significant, that's why I chose the building of Biju's boat which signalled a change in the lives of the village folk on the whole and Hari's mother having proper treatment which signalled the start of a better life for the family as there was lesser burden on the family.