000			02023nam a2200193Ia 4500
999			_c48277 _d48277
005			20220615170813.0
008			200204s9999 xx 000 0 und d
020			_a8185877181
082			_a338.9 CHA
100			_aChakrabarty, G.
245		0	_aHuman development profile of the Indian states
260			_aNew Delhi
260			_bN C A E R
260			_c1995
300			_a75 p.
520			_aThe Human Development Report (HDR) published annually by UNDP has defined development as a process of widening people's choices. Identifying three critical choices, viz., to have access to income and assets needed for a decent standard of living, to acquire knowledge, and to lead a long and healthy life, the HDR proposes a composite index the Human Development Index (HDI) which combines the critical indicators in some way. The index has been used in ranking the countries. according to this new paradigm of development. The HDI, though superior to the traditional aggregate indices like GDP, is also an aggregate index failing to reveal disparities among population subgroups. It is thus, not useful for policy prescriptions for raising the level of human development. Human development should form an integral part of the overall development plan to ensure successful translation of economic growth into improved quality and content of human life. A prerequisite to identification of the range of social concerns and fixation of goals and priorities for human development strategy is a detailed Human Development Profile (HDP). The profile should address a broad range of national concerns relevant for the country depending on the current status of and deficiencies in various dimensions of human development. It should indicate the positions of vari ous population subgroups in the human development ladder - who stands where, to make it easier to set long and short term goals, decide priorities and identify areas needing micro intervention.
650			_aEconomic development-India-states
942			_cB _2ddc