National Family health survey data reveals that poorer states doing better on development indicators. Do you agree with this view? Comment (200 Words)
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IAS Parliament 3 years
KEY POINTS
· In a detailed examination of the summary statistics reported in the NFHS data (large and small states of India for the two years 2015-16 and 2019-21), we find quite the opposite result.
· A remarkable convergence in living standards, a convergence possibly unparalleled in Indian history and in the space of just five years.
· NFHS reports the averages for all states, and for 131 variables, for two years 2015-16 and 2020-21.
· Seventeen of these 131 welfare indicators are used by us to construct indices under four classifications.
· Seventeen indicators imply a maximum possible score of 1,700. Kerala performs the best with an aggregate index of 1,300 in NFHS-5 a very small 1.5 per cent increase from its 2015-16 value.
· In contrast, Bihar increases its index by 56 per cent. Punjab does better than Tamil Nadu and today has a higher index 1,240 versus 1,178 in 2020-21.
· The approach was not just limited to sanitation, proper fuel or electricity interventions that are targeted to an individual household but also to the holistic development of an entire region.
· This was the central theme behind the identification of the most backward districts of the country and targeting public resources to help them catch up with the India growth story.
K. V. A 3 years
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Rekha 3 years
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