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Friday, April 20, 2007

Book_West & Central India_State Report

Sixteen State level reports based on both the review of secondary and the HDI primary data and are in the process of finalization for publications a series of State Human Development Reports.


West and Central India:

Human Development Report

This volume focusing on west and central India comes as a sequel to the India HDR and the South India HDR. It is a comprehensive and authoritative source of micro-level information on economic and social development in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh over the last quarter of a century. This includes disaggregated data collected from the newly-created state of Chhattisgarh.

Based on qualitative survey of 11,188 households spread over 562 villages from 63 districts across these states, the report provides:

  • socio-economic profiles and detailed secondary data focusing on:

  • Literacy and education
    Health
    Demographic characteristics
  • detailed data on human development indicators with special focus on gender disparity, including:

  • Levels of living, employment and wages
    Morbidity, disability and nutrition
    Effectiveness of public services and health
  • information on village-level infrastructure and development

This volume will facilities effective region-specific and group-specific policy formulation at the grassroots. Rich in statistical analyses of various facets of devdlopment, it is a valuable resource for government, policy-makers, academia, and those in the development sector.

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