Prelims High-Yield Explanations & Traps

• indicators have
• reasons for higher incidences of
• on Poverty Estimate, 2011-12,
• measures of a healthy and reasonably long life
• indicators the Planning Commission
• role in the Indian
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Essential Definitions & Formulas

Development

freedom” which is often associated with modernisation, leisure, comfort and affluence.

It

often called the western or euro-centric view of development.

The situation

more alarming if one looks at the distribution of the development opportunities among different sections of our society.

It

a well- established fact that majority of the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, landless agricultural labourers, poor farmers and slums dwellers, etc.

A large segment of female population

the worst sufferers among all.

It

also equally true that the relative as well as absolute conditions of the majority of these marginalised sections have worsened with the development happening over the years.

Ther e

yet another inter-related aspect of development that has direct bearings on the deteriorating human conditions.

What

Human Development?What is Human Development? What is Human Development?What is Human Development? What is Human Development? “Human development is a process of enlarging the range of people’s choices, increasing their opportunities for education, health care, income and empowerment and covering the full range of human choices from a sound physical environment to economic, social and political freedom.

Low scores in the HDI

a matter of serious concern but, some reservations have been expressed about the approach as well as indicators selected to calculate the index values and ranking of the states/countries.

Poverty

a state of deprivation.

The Government of India has initiated many steps to address these problems and the Swachh Bharat Mission

one of these.

People and Economy Why

the total literacy rates in Kerala, Mizoram, Lakshadweep and Goa are higher than other states? Can literacy reflect the status of Human Developments? Debate.

Overall literacy in India

approximately 74.

Total literacy as well as female literacy

higher than the national average in most of the states from south India.

There

a state like Bihar which has very low (63.

It

worth mentioning here that though, there has been improvement in the percentage of literates among the marginalised section yet the gap between the richer and the marginalised sections of the population has increased over the years.

What

the rank of India among the 188 countries of the world? As indicated in Table 3.

The situation

more alarming when seen in the context of gender specific and rural and urban health indicators.

Haryana and Punjab where it

below 850 female children per thousand male children.

Development

freedom”.

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