HDI 2017 - STATE WISE LIST

          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 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	Meghalaya	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