|
KEY TRENDS
- The HDI (human development index) for India is 0.619, which gives the country a rank of 128th out of 177 countries*
- The HPI-1 (human poverty index) value for India is 31.3, which gives the country a rank of 62nd out of 108 countries*
- Among the Indian states, Kerala (0.638) topped the ranking in terms of the Human Development Index (HDI), to be followed by Punjab (0.537), Tamil Nadu (0.531), Maharastra (0.523) and Haryana (0.509), during 2001**
- The worst performer in terms of HDI was Bihar (0.367) to be followed by Assam (0.386), Uttar Pradesh (0.388) and Madhya Pradesh (0.394)**
- Four States account for nearly 58% of India’s poor population in 2004–05: Uttar Pradesh (19.6%), Bihar (12.23%), Madhya Pradesh (8.3%) and Maharashtra (10.5%)***
- Among social groups, SCs (scheduled castes), STs (scheduled tribes), and backward castes accounted for 80% of the rural poor in 2004–05***
- Agricultural labour households accounted for 41% of rural poor in 1993–94 as well as in 2004–05***
* Human Development Report 2007-08, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
** National Human Development Report (2001), prepared by the Planning Commission, Government of India
** 11th Five-Year Plan, Planning Commission, Government of India
|
