India's Exceptional Achievements in Social Sector and Improvements in Quality of Life

[Chanakya's_Chant]

India's Exceptional Achievements in Social Sector and Improvements in Quality of Life

Ever since the economic liberalization in India started in 1991 it has been over 23 years for India under a new economic system. A part from what these reforms did to the Indian economy which has already been in discussion over and over again and will continue to do so - let's have a look on what these reforms did to the society that is India's Exceptional Achievements in Social Sector and Improvements in Quality of Life from 1990 to 2013 -

(01) India's improvements in eradicating poverty >>

India's poverty rate drop from 51% in 1990 to about 22% in 2013 - #2 in Poverty Reduction after China​

Source:- World Bank - India | Data
BBC News - How life is improving in India's poorest regions
Poverty in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
22% under poverty line in India. | VAN Namboodiri's Blog

(02) Improvements in infant mortality rate -

Infant mortality rate came down from 126 per 1,000 in 1990 to 53 per 1,000 in 2013 - Infant Mortality Rate down by 59% from 1990 to 2013 wherein Infant mortality was down by 30% in past decade only. ​

(But still India falling short of MDG's which was - by 2015 target for infant mortality is 42 per thousand against 53 now, making it unlikely India will reach the target.)​

Source:- Infant mortality down by 30% in past decade - The Times of India
India made progress in fighting child deaths, malnutrition: UN

(03) Improvements in Life Expectancy -

Life expectancy in India goes up by 5 years in a decade​

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Source:- Life expectancy in India goes up by 5 years in a decade - The Times of India

(04) Improvement in Nourishment and Global Hunger Index -

Number of hungry people in India has fallen to by 9.5 per cent to 190.7 million in 2013 (21.3%) from 210.8 million in 1990 (32.6%)
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Source:- Global Hunger Index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
No of hungry people in India falling but rising in Pakistan: Report - Economic Times

(05) Improvements in Standard of Living -

Percentage of Urban population living in slums improved from 54.9% in 1990 to 29.4% in 2012 - #2 in Slums reduction after China

Stats Till 2007 -

Source:- United Nations Millenium Development Goals Stats - unstats | Millennium Indicators
China lifted 65.3m out of slums, and India 59.7m
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[Chanakya's_Chant]

(06) Improvements in Sanitation >>

593 million in China and 251 million in India gained access to improved sanitation and personal toilets from 1990 to 2010. China and India account for just under half the global progress on sanitation.​

Source:- World Health Organization WHO | Fast facts
India Is Building New Toilets Every Second—but Hardly Anyone Is Using Them - Yahoo News

(07) Improvements in providing basic infrastructure - Water Supply >>

Indians with access to improved sources of water has increased significantly from 72% in 1990 to 92% in 2011 though Access to improved sanitation is only 35% in 2011​

Source:- Water supply and sanitation in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(08) Improvements in providing basic infrastructure - Electricity >>

In the last decade 280 million Indians gained access to electricity - India's Electricity Production expanded 380% (Almost 4x) from 291,081 GwH in 1990 to 1,102,900 GwH in 2013 making India World's Third Largest Electricity Producer - ​

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Source:- Electricity sector in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

(09) Improvements in Child Nourishment -
India winning war against Hunger & Malnutrition as child shunting declines sharply!

 

[TimeTraveller]

Thanks Sir...A good deep study.....

 

[SpArK]

The best thread of the year so far for Indians.

 

[Indo-guy]

The best thread of the year so far for Indians.

Steady and progressive India backed with growing economy can realize its dream to pull people out of clutches of extreme poverty and give them respectable standard of living .
It is indeed a great news . Much more significant that Agni V , MOM , Nirbhay successes and so on ....

While we have a long way to go. Well begun is half finished .

Hopefully we realize this dream of ours very soon .

India's growth will only bring Good days to Indian subcontinent , Asia and world at large .

 

[Indo-guy]

India's Exceptional Achievements in Social Sector and Improvements in Quality of Life

Ever since the economic liberalization in India started in 1991 it has been over 23 years for India under a new economic system. A part from what these reforms did to the Indian economy which has already been in discussion over and over again and will continue to do so - let's have a look on what these reforms did to the society that is India's Exceptional Achievements in Social Sector and Improvements in Quality of Life from 1990 to 2013 -

(01) India's improvements in eradicating poverty >>

India's poverty rate drop from 51% in 1990 to about 22% in 2013 - #2 in Poverty Reduction after China​

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Source:- World Bank - India | Data
BBC News - How life is improving in India's poorest regions
Poverty in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
22% under poverty line in India. | VAN Namboodiri's Blog

(02) Improvements in infant mortality rate -

Infant mortality rate came down from 126 per 1,000 in 1990 to 53 per 1,000 in 2013 - Infant Mortality Rate down by 59% from 1990 to 2013 wherein Infant mortality was down by 30% in past decade only. ​

(But still India falling short of MDG's which was - by 2015 target for infant mortality is 42 per thousand against 53 now, making it unlikely India will reach the target.)​

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Source:- Infant mortality down by 30% in past decade - The Times of India
India made progress in fighting child deaths, malnutrition: UN

(03) Improvements in Life Expectancy -

Life expectancy in India goes up by 5 years in a decade​

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Source:- Life expectancy in India goes up by 5 years in a decade - The Times of India

(04) Improvement in Nourishment and Global Hunger Index -

Number of hungry people in India has fallen to by 9.5 per cent to 190.7 million in 2013 (21.3%) from 210.8 million in 1990 (32.6%)
​

Source:- Global Hunger Index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
No of hungry people in India falling but rising in Pakistan: Report - Economic Times

(05) Improvements in Standard of Living -

Percentage of Urban population living in slums improved from 54.9% in 1990 to 29.4% in 2012 - #2 in Slums reduction after China
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Stats Till 2007 -

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Source:- United Nations Millenium Development Goals Stats - unstats | Millennium Indicators
China lifted 65.3m out of slums, and India 59.7m
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Hi @Chanakya's_Chant

why don't you tag all Indian members here so that all can relish this great news !


I am tagging few

Hey guys - enjoy the good news !
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@gslv , @danish_vij , @Bhai Zakir ,@Daedalus ,@Bhasad Singh Mundi , @Ayush

@VeeraBahadur , @HariPrasad , @KRAIT , @Hermione , @DRAY

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

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[TimeTraveller]

I am inviting all Emoticons to enjoy this thread...........
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[madooxno9]

We could have done much better, but I would accept the reality and say " ALL is WELL" .

 

[krishnathealien]

@Indo-guy Done!

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Me too... I am also Indian

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

@Indo-guy Done!

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Me too... I am also Indian

Another one>>

Literacy rate jumps 10% in a decade in India - India has an effective literacy rate of 74% (in 2011), a marked improvement from 2001, when the literacy was just 64.84%.

Some facts:

Total no. of households: 24.88 crore

Without a literate member: 2.42 crore

With 1 literate member: 3.09 crore

2 literate members: 5.14 crore

3 literate members: 4.65 crore

4 literate members or more: 9.56 crore

Literacy rate jumps 10% in a decade in India - The Times of India

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

(10) Growth in Nutritional Intake of India >>
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‘Nutritional intake grows in India’​

However, the data says the implications are unclear​

Per capita calorie intake in India grew marginally for the first time in 30 years, new official data shows, and protein intake grew for the first time in over a decade.

The National Sample Survey Office’s (NSSO) 2011-12 data on Nutritional Intake was released earlier this week. The data shows that per capita calorie consumption rose to 2099 kilocalories per day in rural areas and 2058 kilocalories per day in urban areas. Both numbers are still below a Planning Commission benchmark of 2,400 kilocalories per day.

But the proportion of acutely under-nourished people seems to be declining; the proportion of Indians who get less than 80 per cent of the recommended nutritional intake has declined to under one in five in rural areas.

The implications of this change are, however, unclear. For one, India’s most developed states have the lowest average calorie consumption, pointing to the fact that higher calorie intake may not be a direct predictor of well-being. While Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra saw slight increases in their per capita calorie consumption between 2009-10 and 2011-12, the number fell in rural Gujarat.

Karnataka’s per capita income is nearly twice that of Jharkhand, but both have nearly the same average calorie consumption in rural areas. Calorie consumption does rise steadily with family incomes, however, in both rural and urban India. The top five per cent of rural Indians consume double the calories as the bottom five per cent.

Several experts The Hindu spoke to were unwilling to comment on the new data, because the implications of calorie consumption has been fiercely disputed by economists over the last few years.

Economists Angus Deaton and Jean Dreze noted in a 2009 Economic and Political Weekly article that calorie intake had declined in a period of rising incomes, and a possible explanation could be lower levels of physical activity.

These possible explanations apart, the Indian population undoubtedly suffered from severe nutritional deficits, they said, of this “puzzle”.

The share of cereals in total calorie intake has steadily declined, the data shows, and is down to just over 60 per cent in rural Indian and 50 per cent in rural India. The share of meats and dairy has grown only slightly, while the share of oils and fats has grown sharply.

While protein intake has grown on average, there are mixed trends among States. Protein intake fell in Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan, but rose in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Source:- ‘Nutritional intake grows in India’ - The Hindu

 

[nair]

Well a different way to look at our problems.... We as a nation has done a lot in past 2 decades, which clearly reflects in each one of our lives.

We have a long way to go, these achievements will motivate us to do more. With a stable Govt in centre we might do better in this decade

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Odds of escaping poverty in India, U.S. same: World Bank

A World Bank report has challenged the conventional understanding of India’s inequality. The report, “Addressing inequality in South Asia,” has found that the probability of a poor person moving out of poverty in India in 2014 was as good as that in the U.S.

“There is good news — India is no longer the land of extremes and there are some bright spots,” said Martin Rama, one of the authors of the report and World Bank Chief Economist for South Asia.

The report has found that sons from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe households are no longer stuck in the jobs done by their fathers. Across generations, mobility of occupational profiles among Muslims has been similar to that of higher caste Hindus, whereas mobility among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes has become higher than that of upper caste Hindus over time.

The report shows that one of the main drivers of upward mobility is the increase in number of non-farm jobs in rural India.

Urbanisation reducing inequality: World Bank report

A World Bank report has found that between 2004-05 and 2009-10, 15 per cent of India’s population, or 40 per cent of the poor, moved above the poverty line. In the same period, a sizeable portion of the poor and the vulnerable — over 9 per cent of the total population or about 11 per cent of the poor and vulnerable — moved into the middle class.

However, over 9 per cent of the total population, or about 14 per cent of the non-poor group, slipped back into poverty, revealing the greater risks faced by the vulnerable and even the middle class than in other countries, the report, “Addressing inequality in South Asia,” said.

The third finding of the report that challenges the conventional understanding of inequality in India, said Onno Ruhl, World Bank Country Director in India, is that urbanisation is reducing inequality, not increasing it.

Mr. Ruhl said the policy takeaways from the report for Prime Minister Narendra Modi included “strive for universal health and sanitation; leverage the opportunity for urbanisation; and create jobs for all and build skills not just through technical training but also with servicing the population with primary and secondary education and nutrition.”

Source:- Odds of escaping poverty in India, U.S. same: World Bank - The Hindu