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

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With new government in center, We expect to make a giant stride in Human development Index. New government is commited to Housing for poor. A new policy to provide Generic medicine free of cost to poor is also comming up. If we can implement that Kalam's model of rural aminities in urbun area and Modi's vision of skill development than india can rock.

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

India ranks high on HDI improvement - India’s HDI increased from 0.369 in 1980 to 0.586 in 2013

For quite some time we have been bombarded with negative news surrounding India. But the latest Human Development report of UNDP (United Nations Development Program) gives us a cause to cheer. As per the report, India has managed to reduce the shortfall in human development indicators in the past 2 decades as compared to the world average. It has reduced its shortfall by 24.5% in comparison with the world average. Though it ranks below China in this index, it is still in the 5 countries that have been able to achieve this feat. Things that have worked in India's favour are its investment in tertiary education and its drug industry. In fact the latter has helped India become a strong force in the world of generic drugs.

Not undermining India's achievement on this front it is important to note that countries like South Korea and Iran have ranked higher than India. Even though they haves not grown at the breathtaking pace at which India grew its economy during this period of time. This shows that just economic growth is not sufficient to improve on HDI (Human Development Index). For this countries have to concentrate on increasing social spending. Though India comes up with quite a few socialist policies, it has failed miserable on the execution front. Socialist and populist measures are announced more as a vote gathering exercise rather than an HDI improving one.

Source:- India ranks high on HDI improvement - Chart Of The Day 15 March 2013 - Equitymaster

National Human Development Report 1981
(1981 data)

National Human Development Report 1991
(1991 data)

National Human Development Report 2001
(2001 data)

State-level Census and Statistics 2008 report
(2005 data)

National Human Development Report 2011
(2007-2008 data)
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Source:- List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia​

With new government in center, We expect to make a giant stride in Human development Index. New government is commited to Housing for poor. A new policy to provide Generic medicine free of cost to poor is also comming up. If we can implement that Kalam's model of rural aminities in urbun area and Modi's vision of skill development than india can rock.

Indeed! And he is off to a good start as well with the PM Jan Dhan Yojna - A breakthrough in Financial Inclusion!

99.74% of all households in the country now have atleast one bank account in the family​

Source:- Jan Dhan Yojna makes it to Guinness World Records, 11.5 cr Jan Dhan accounts opened - Economic Times

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Millennium Development Goals: India's achievement is a mixed bag
The country achieves target of reducing poverty by half, manages to control spread of deadly diseases but lags behind on targets for empowering women

With the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reaching their December 2015 deadline, a new report from the United Nations tracks India's progress in achieving the MDGs. According to the report, while India has made remarkable progress in achieving the MDGs, achievement across various indicators has been mixed.

On poverty, with 21.9 per cent of the population below thepoverty line, India has already achieved the target of reducing poverty by half. On education indicators, the county has already achieved gender parity in primary school enrollment and according to the report it is likely to reach parity in secondary and tertiary education by 2015. India is also set to achieve the goal of reducing hunger by half and reduce maternal mortality by three quarters. The country has successfully managed to control the spread of deadlydiseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. It has also creased the forest cover and has halved the proportion of population without access to clean drinking water.(INDIA'S PROGRESS ON MDGS)

But on other indicators, the performance has been far from satisfactory. India lags behind on targets for empowering women through wage employment and political participation, reducing child and infant mortality and improving access to adequate sanitation to eliminate open defecation.

The report points out that progress on achieving MDGs is mixed across states, with faster growing states performing better on achieving MDGs. High income states such as Tamil Nadu and Gujarat fare better on the MDG performance index. Rapid growth by provide greater resources for governments through taxation to spend on public welfare can have a favorable impact on achieving MDGs in many ways.

As the MDGs reach their December deadline, a new set of transformative and universal sustainable development goals will be adopted by world leaders in September 2015.

Source:- Millennium Development Goals: India's achievement is a mixed bag | Business Standard News

 

[Star Wars]

India ranks high on HDI improvement - India’s HDI increased from 0.369 in 1980 to 0.586 in 2013

For quite some time we have been bombarded with negative news surrounding India. But the latest Human Development report of UNDP (United Nations Development Program) gives us a cause to cheer. As per the report, India has managed to reduce the shortfall in human development indicators in the past 2 decades as compared to the world average. It has reduced its shortfall by 24.5% in comparison with the world average. Though it ranks below China in this index, it is still in the 5 countries that have been able to achieve this feat. Things that have worked in India's favour are its investment in tertiary education and its drug industry. In fact the latter has helped India become a strong force in the world of generic drugs.

Not undermining India's achievement on this front it is important to note that countries like South Korea and Iran have ranked higher than India. Even though they haves not grown at the breathtaking pace at which India grew its economy during this period of time. This shows that just economic growth is not sufficient to improve on HDI (Human Development Index). For this countries have to concentrate on increasing social spending. Though India comes up with quite a few socialist policies, it has failed miserable on the execution front. Socialist and populist measures are announced more as a vote gathering exercise rather than an HDI improving one.

Source:- India ranks high on HDI improvement - Chart Of The Day 15 March 2013 - Equitymaster

View attachment 187364

National Human Development Report 1981
(1981 data)

National Human Development Report 1991
(1991 data)

National Human Development Report 2001
(2001 data)

State-level Census and Statistics 2008 report
(2005 data)

National Human Development Report 2011
(2007-2008 data)
​

Source:- List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia​

Indeed! And he is off to a good start as well with the PM Jan Dhan Yojna - A breakthrough in Financial Inclusion!

99.74% of all households in the country now have atleast one bank account in the family​

Source:- Jan Dhan Yojna makes it to Guinness World Records, 11.5 cr Jan Dhan accounts opened - Economic Times

What the hell happened in Kerala between 2001 and 2005 ?? HDI rating shot up..

 

[wolfschanzze]

What the hell happened in Kerala between 2001 and 2005 ?? HDI rating shot up..

More Nurse training schools and institutes opened. Kidding.

 

[guyhandz]

Just awesome.. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

What the hell happened in Kerala between 2001 and 2005 ?? HDI rating shot up..

Kerala provides an empirical example to show how it is possible to achieve both growth and improved income distribution through human development. It has been consistent in human development ever since its creation in 1956. The "Kerala Model" has been more successful than any other model adapted across the country including the "Gujarat Model".

Kerala model - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Indian Nearly a 100% Banked Country with Universal Access to Financial Services

United Nations: India is a "nearly 100 percent banked country" that offers its citizens universal access to financial services aimed at spurring development, a UN commission heard Thursday.

In the five month since the universal banking access , Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, was launched, 100 million people have opened bank accounts, Mayank Joshi, a first secretary in India`s UN Mission, told the Commission for Social Development.

"These figures are, frankly, staggering," he said. "India is today a nearly 100 percent banked country. This, we expect, will enable demand, growth and development."

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the meeting that quality, not just quantity, must be the scale on which growth must be rated. "We are the first generation that can wipe out extreme poverty," he said. "We are the last generation that can address the worst impact of climate change. Let us reaffirm our commitment to promoting social development and social justice and building a better, more sustainable world for all."

Quoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s declaration, "Elimination of poverty is fundamental to me; this is at the core of my understanding of cohesive growth," Joshi laid out India`s score card and highlighted the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme. He called it "the world`s largest" cash-for-work programme and said it ensures 100-days of wage-employment in a financial year to the neediest.

New Delhi has undertaken several other programmes in the areas of housing and shelter, health insurance, employment generation, and family planning, he said. Another programme he mentioned was the Aadhar Identity card, which aims to provide a universal citizens` identity system linked to government services.
Turning to the global situation, Joshi said that while "`Social integration` is critical" it should "not be construed as achieving uniformity." He added, "It needs to respect diversity and promote equal opportunity and participation of all in order to create a `society for all`. Both targeted and universal approaches in national policies, are key to social development of vulnerable sections particularly, women, children, elder persons and persons with disabilities."

Sustainable development strategies that include a transition to a green economy and use of new technology are needed to face crises facing the world, he said.

Source:- India a nearly '100% banked country', UN told

 

[SelfServeFive]

India is such a highly developed country. Bill Gates is desperately moving to India to be a servant to rich Indians.

 

[IND151]

India ranks high on HDI improvement - India’s HDI increased from 0.369 in 1980 to 0.586 in 2013

For quite some time we have been bombarded with negative news surrounding India. But the latest Human Development report of UNDP (United Nations Development Program) gives us a cause to cheer. As per the report, India has managed to reduce the shortfall in human development indicators in the past 2 decades as compared to the world average. It has reduced its shortfall by 24.5% in comparison with the world average. Though it ranks below China in this index, it is still in the 5 countries that have been able to achieve this feat. Things that have worked in India's favour are its investment in tertiary education and its drug industry. In fact the latter has helped India become a strong force in the world of generic drugs.

Not undermining India's achievement on this front it is important to note that countries like South Korea and Iran have ranked higher than India. Even though they haves not grown at the breathtaking pace at which India grew its economy during this period of time. This shows that just economic growth is not sufficient to improve on HDI (Human Development Index). For this countries have to concentrate on increasing social spending. Though India comes up with quite a few socialist policies, it has failed miserable on the execution front. Socialist and populist measures are announced more as a vote gathering exercise rather than an HDI improving one.

Source:- India ranks high on HDI improvement - Chart Of The Day 15 March 2013 - Equitymaster

View attachment 187364

National Human Development Report 1981
(1981 data)

National Human Development Report 1991
(1991 data)

National Human Development Report 2001
(2001 data)

State-level Census and Statistics 2008 report
(2005 data)

National Human Development Report 2011
(2007-2008 data)
​

Source:- List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia​

Indeed! And he is off to a good start as well with the PM Jan Dhan Yojna - A breakthrough in Financial Inclusion!

99.74% of all households in the country now have atleast one bank account in the family​

Source:- Jan Dhan Yojna makes it to Guinness World Records, 11.5 cr Jan Dhan accounts opened - Economic Times

Very good news.

 

[Echo_419]

India is such a highly developed country. Bill Gates is desperately moving to India to be a servant to rich Indians.

@Horus please don something about this troll

 

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Kerala provides an empirical example to show how it is possible to achieve both growth and improved income distribution through human development. It has been consistent in human development ever since its creation in 1956. The "Kerala Model" has been more successful than any other model adapted across the country including the "Gujarat Model".

Kerala model - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There are several factors ..I bet udupi and dakshina kannada being districts of karnataka are equally good if not better ..Geography ,education level plays its role ..

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

There are several factors ..I bet udupi and dakshina kannada being districts of karnataka are equally good if not better ..Geography ,education level plays its role ..

That is what I am saying - They have excelled in nearly all of those departments may it be healthcare, quality education or political awareness.

The Kerala model has been defined as>>

>> A set of high material quality-of-life indicators coinciding with low per-capita incomes, both distributed across nearly the entire population of Kerala.

>> A set of wealth and resource redistribution programmes that have largely brought about the high material quality-of-life indicators.

>> High levels of political participation and activism among ordinary people along with substantial numbers of dedicated leaders at all levels. Kerala's mass activism and committed cadre were able to function within a largely democratic structure, which their activism has served to reinforce.

Kerala, a state in India, is a bizarre anomaly among developing nations, a place that offers real hope for the future of the Third World. Though not much larger than Maryland, Kerala has a population as big as California's and a per capita annual income of less than $300. But its infant mortality rate is very low, its literacy rate among the highest on Earth, and its birthrate below America's and falling faster. Kerala's residents live nearly as long as Americans or Europeans. Though mostly a land of paddy-covered plains, statistically Kerala stands out as the Mount Everest of social development; there's truly no place like it.

- Kerala's unusual socioeconomic and demographic situation was summarized by author and environmentalist Bill McKibben in 2006

Secondly specific HDI's of districts are not compiled - every state have a couple of districts which perform better and may be the top performers of the nation but still it's the state HDI which is taken into account - Karnataka has a medium HDI of 0.519 - ranks #12 in the country compared to the high HDI of Kerela of 0.790 ranking #1 in the country. (consumption based HDI, 2007–08)

 

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10 lakh is the minimum value of assets owned by an average Indian rural family. Urban households are much more asset-rich, finds a government survey.

10 lakh is the minimum value of assets owned by an average Indian rural family. Urban households are much more asset-rich, finds a government survey. : NATION - India Today​

 

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8% GDP growth helped reduce poverty: UN report​

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has said the 8 per cent GDP growth in India from 2004 to 2011 led to a sharp decline in poverty from 41.6 per cent to 32.7 per cent and achieved the first Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set for 2015 of reducing poverty by half.

In a report — India and the MDGs — UN ESCAP said other MDGs achieved include gender parity in primary school enrolment, maternal mortality reduction by three-fourths and control of spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. India also achieved MDGs related to increased forest cover, halved the proportion of population without access to drinking water.

The MDGs that India has missed are universal primary school enrolment and completion and universal youth literacy by 2015, empowering women through wage employment and political participation, reducing child and infant mortality and improving access to adequate sanitation to open defecation, the report says.

“Over 270 million people in India in 2012 still remained trapped in extreme poverty making the post-2015 goal of eliminating extreme poverty by 2030 challenging, but feasible.”

UN under-secretary general and executive secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia Shamshad Akhtar said at the release of the report: “Over the years, the MDGs have pushed governments around the world to mainstream poverty reduction, gender parity, education and health and such basic needs as water and sanitation in their development agenda.”

Source:- 8% GDP growth helped reduce poverty: UN report - The Hindu