The
HDI was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the
ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic
growth alone. The HDI can also be used to question national policy choices,
asking how two countries with the same level of GNI per capita can end up with
different human development outcomes. These contrasts can stimulate debate
about government policy priorities.
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the three dimensions.
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the three dimensions.
The
health dimension is assessed by life expectancy at birth, the education
dimension is measured by mean of years of schooling for adults aged 25 years
and more and expected years of schooling for children of school entering age.
The standard of living dimension is measured by gross national income per
capita. The HDI uses the logarithm of income, to reflect the diminishing
importance of income with increasing GNI. The scores for the three HDI
dimension indices are then aggregated into a composite index using geometric
mean.
The
HDI simplifies and captures only part of what human development entails. It
does not reflect on inequalities, poverty, human security, empowerment, etc.
The HDRO offers the other composite indices as broader proxy on some of the key
issues of human development, inequality, gender disparity and poverty.
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HDR REPORT 2018
List of Indian states and union territories
by Human Development Index as of 2017 released by UNDP in 2018.
- India – 0.640, ranked 130 among 189 countries.
- Andhra Pradesh – 0.643, ranked 27 among 36 (States and UT’s).
Very High human development - >0.9
High human development – 0.8 – 0.9
Medium human development 0.5 – 0.8
Low human development - < 0.5
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Rank
|
State/Union
Territory
|
HDI
(2017)
|
High
human development
|
||
1
|
Kerala
|
0.784
|
2
|
Chandigarh
|
0.774
|
3
|
Goa
|
0.764
|
4
|
Lakshadweep
|
0.749
|
5
|
Delhi
|
0.744
|
6
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
0.742
|
7
|
Puducherry
|
0.739
|
8
|
Punjab
|
0.721
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
0.720
|
10
|
Sikkim
|
0.716
|
11
|
Tamil Nadu
|
0.708
|
12
|
Daman and Diu
|
0.706
|
13
|
Haryana
|
0.704
|
Medium human
development
|
||
14
|
Mizoram
|
0.697
|
15
|
Manipur
|
0.695
|
Maharashtra
|
0.695
|
|
17
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
0.684
|
18
|
Karnataka
|
0.682
|
19
|
Uttarakhand
|
0.677
|
20
|
Nagaland
|
0.676
|
21
|
Gujarat
|
0.667
|
22
|
Telangana
|
0.664
|
23
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
|
0.661
|
24
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0.658
|
25
|
Tripura
|
0.655
|
26
|
0.650
|
|
27
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
0.643
|
–
|
India (average)
|
0.640
|
28
|
West Bengal
|
0.637
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
0.621
|
30
|
Assam
|
0.605
|
31
|
Chhattisgarh
|
0.600
|
32
|
Odisha
|
0.597
|
33
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
0.594
|
34
|
Jharkhand
|
0.589
|
35
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
0.583
|
36
|
Bihar
|
0.566
|
