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Term PaperOf Managerial
Economics
Topic: HDI in three Indian states
Submitted to: Submitted by:Mr. Chander Shekher Nishant Sharma
Dogra Reg. no. 11014046
Roll no. B-67 Section. MBA R1002
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Human Development
IndexThe Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to
rank countries by level of "human development" and
separate developed (high development), developing (middle
development), and underdeveloped (low development) countries. The
statistic is composed from data on life expectancy, education and per-
capita GDP (as an indicator of standard of living) collected at the
national level using a formula. The formula defining the HDI is promulgated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)[4] In general, to transform a raw variable, say x, into a unit-
free index between 0 and 1 (which allows different indices to be added
together), the following formula is used:
Where and are the lowest and highest values the
variable x can attain, respectively.
The Human Development Index (HDI) then represents the uniformly
weighted sum with ⅓ contributed by each of the following factor
indices:
Life Expectancy Index
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Education Index
Adult Literacy Index (ALI)
Gross Enrollment Index (GEI)
GDP
Three dimensions in the HDI
The HDI combines three dimensions:
Life expectancy at birth, as an index of population health and
longevity
Knowledge and education, as measured by the adult literacy rate
(with two-thirds weighting) and the combined primary,
secondary, and tertiary gross enrollment ratio (with one-third
weighting)
Standard of living, as indicated by the natural logarithm of gross
domestic product per capita at purchasing power parity.
HDI IN INDIA
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Map showing the HDI of India by states and union territories
HIGH HDI MEDIUM HDI LOW HDI
0.900–0.949 0.850–0.899 0.800–0.849 0.750–
0.799
0.700–0.749 0.650–0.699 0.600–0.649 0.55
0–0.599
0.500–0.549 0.450–0.499 0.400–
0.449
HDI IN MADHYA PRADESH
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0.488
Madhya Pradesh is one of the low ranking states in HDI in India. It is
also one of the most populous state in the country. Its rank in HDI 33
among all the states and union territories of India. It is above only two
states which are Orissa and Bihar.
Trends of HDI in M.P
From the last 4 reports, it has been found that the HDI in M.P has risen.
In 1981 report HDI in M.P was less than 0.250 which increased up to
0.349 in 1991 report. In 2001 report it was 0.385 which is now i.e. 2008
report it is 0.488. This shows the overall increasing trend in the HDI inM.P.
Reasons for low HDI in M.P
As we have discussed above the three dimensions of HDI are :
Life expectancy
Literacy rate
Standard of living
We will discuss them one by one.
Life expectancy:
The life expectancy in M.P is 56.5 years for males and 56.2 years
for females. This gives us a total of 56.4 years average for both
males and females. As an important component of HDI, life
expectancy should be high for high HDI but here it is very low
which is one of the reason for low HDI in M.P.
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Literacy rate:
Literacy is a reasonably good indicator of development in a
society. Spread and diffusion of literacy is generally associated
with essential trait of today's civilization such as modernization,
urbanization, industrialization, communication and commerce.
For the purpose of census, a person aged seven and above, who can
both read and write with any understanding in any language, is
treated as literate.As per 2001 Census, the overall literacy rate of India is 65.38%.
The male literacy rate is 75.96% and female literacy rate is
54.28%.
Now moving towards M.P the literacy rate for male is 76.80 and
for female is 50.28. Again the total is low i.e. 64.11. Another thing
to focus here is the low literacy rate of women which is also an
indicator of low HDI.
Standard of living:
The main factors influence the standard of living are poverty,
physical infrastructure, regional imbalance. Poverty in M.P is very
high because of high population. A large no. of the BPL population
is here. Another this is most of the population is dependent upon
agriculture. The physical infrastructure is poor in spite of the fact
that there are some big cities like Bhopal, Indore etc. this shows
the regional imbalance in the state.
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HDI IN MAHARASHTRA
0.689
Maharashtra is one of the medium ranking state in HDI in India. It is
also one of the most populous state in the country. Its rank in HDI 12
among all the states and union territories of India.
Trends of HDI in M.P
From the last 4 reports, it has been found that the HDI in Maharashtra
has risen. In 1981 report HDI in Maharashtra was in between 0.350-
0.399 which increased up to 0.480 in 1991 report. In 2001 report it was
0.538 which is now i.e. 2008 report it is 0.689. This shows the overall
increasing trend in the HDI in Maharashtra.
Reasons for low HDI in Maharashtra
As we have discussed above the three dimensions of HDI are:
Life expectancy
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Literacy rate
Standard of living
Life expectancy:
The life expectancy in Maharashtra is 64.5 years for males and 67
years for females. This gives us a total of 65.8 years average for
both males and females. As an important component of HDI, life
expectancy should be high for high HDI but here it is low which is
one of the reason for medium HDI in Maharashtra.
Literacy rate:
Literacy is a reasonably good indicator of development in asociety. Spread and diffusion of literacy is generally associated
with essential trait of today's civilization such as modernization,
urbanization, industrialization, communication and commerce.
For the purpose of census, a person aged seven and above, who can
both read and write with any understanding in any language, is
treated as literate.
As per 2001 Census, the overall literacy rate of India is 65.38%.
The male literacy rate is 75.96% and female literacy rate is
54.28%.
Moving towards Maharashtra the literacy rate for male is 86.27
and for female is 67.51. the total is in between low and high i.e.
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77.21. Another thing to focus here is the low literacy rate of
women which is an indicator of low HDI.
Standard of living:
The main factors influences the standard of living are poverty,
physical infrastructure, regional imbalance. Poverty in Maharashtra
is high because of high population. The physical infrastructure
varies from region to region. In the cities like Mumbai (financial
capital of India) and Pune, the infrastructure is world class. People
there are rich and have high standard of living. But in the other regions of the state the infra structure is not so good which shows
regional imbalance.
HDI in Kerala
0.814
Kerala is one of the two high ranking state/U.T in HDI in India other being Chandigarh. It is moderately populous state in the country. Its rank
in HDI 2 among all the states and union territories of India (1st among
all the states).
Trends of HDI in Kerala
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From the last 4 reports, it has been found that the HDI in Kerala has
risen. In 1981 report HDI in Kerala was in between 0.500–0.549 which
increased up to 0.580 in 1991 report. In 2001 report it was 0.638 which
is now i.e. 2008 report it is 0.814. This shows the overall increasingtrend in the HDI in Kerala.
Reasons for low HDI in Kerala
As we have discussed above the three dimensions of HDI are :
Life expectancy
Literacy rate
Standard of living
Life expectancy:
The life expectancy in Kerala is 70.6 years for males and 76.1
years for females. This gives us a total of 73.5 years average for
both males and females. As an important component of HDI, life
expectancy should be high for high HDI here it is quite high as
compared to other states and most developed countries in the
world, which is one of the reason for high HDI in Kerala.
Literacy rate:
Literacy is a reasonably good indicator of development in a
society. Spread and diffusion of literacy is generally associated
with essential trait of today's civilization such as modernization,
urbanization, industrialization, communication and commerce.
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For the purpose of census, a person aged seven and above, who can
both read and write with any understanding in any language, is
treated as literate.
As per 2001 Census, the overall literacy rate of India is 65.38%.The male literacy rate is 75.96% and female literacy rate is
54.28%.
Moving towards Kerala the literacy rate for male is 94.20 and for
female is 87.86. The total is very high i.e. 90.92. Another thing to
focus here is the high literacy rate of women which is an indicator
of high HDI.
Standard of living:
The main factors influence the standard of living are poverty,
physical infrastructure, regional imbalance. Poverty in Kerala is
very low. The physical infrastructure don’t varies from region to
region. All over Kerala the physical infrastructure is good. There is
no regional imbalance in any field. Kerala is growing in very balanced way that’s the reason that Kerala’s HDI is high that many
nations in the European Union.
Critical analysis and
conclusion
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We have discussed three states one with low HDI (M.P), one with
medium HDI (Maharashtra) and one with high HDI (Kerala). Now
the analysis for each state.
Madhya Pradesh:
M.P is the low ranking state in HDI. It is because of three factors
I. Low life expectancy
II. Low literacy rate
III. Low standard of living
This can be controlled by:
I. Controlling population
II. Controlling poverty
III. Decreasing regional imbalance
IV. Better medical facilities in the state
V. Better education system
VI. Improvement of physical infra structure.
Maharashtra:
Maharashtra is the medium ranking state in HDI. It is because of
three factors
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I. Medium life expectancy
II. Low literacy rate
III. Regional imbalance
This can be controlled by:
I. Controlling population
II. Controlling poverty
III. Decreasing regional imbalance
IV. Better medical facilities in the state
V. Better education system
VI. Improvement of physical infra structure all over the
state not some areas.
Kerala :
Kerala is the low ranking state in HDI. It is because of three
factors
I. High life expectancy
II. High literacy rate
III. High standard of living
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