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The India Human Development Report 2011 examines whether certain sections of the Indian society suffer from multiple deprivations by investigating how different castes and religious groups fare in terms of various socio-economic indicators. It provides a comprehensive picture of the human development situation in India through detailed state-wise profiles. Analysing whether the social indicators of excluded groups are converging or diverging with the rest of the population, the Report provides insights on the following: (i) Do different social groups like the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and minorities get excluded from the development process? (ii) Has India experienced inclusive growth in the true sense? (iii) How are flagship programmes of the government addressing some of these concerns?
Specifically, this Report examines:
• economic attainment of the population, in terms of two major sources of income—employment and assets; • availability, access, and absorption of food and state of hunger and malnutrition; • health indicators vis-à-vis inputs, processes, and outcomes; • achievements and challenges in education; • state of infrastructure such as roads, electricity, housing, and telephony; and • challenges facing vulnerable sections of India’s population—child labourers, the elderly, and the disabled.
ISBN - 9780198077589
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