District-Wise Disparities in Human Developmen...

District-Wise Disparities in Human Development in Maharashtra State

Author Name : Prof. Dr. Umendra B. Sangolkar

ABSTRACT

Human Development Index is related to the Human Development. Last few decades, there has been a shift in development paradigm from economic growth approach to human development approach. As per as HDI is concern, that the Human Development Report (HDR) was first launched in 1990 with the single goal. Then, HDI calculated by the UNDP Being 135 among 175 countries in 1996. India ranks 115^th out of 162 countries.Human Development Index is calculated by three indices are Education, Health and Per Capita Income.  In this paper attempts to analysis district-wise disparities in human development in Maharashtra and also analysis the different indicators of human development in various selected district in Maharashtra and estimate HDI for selected districts in Maharashtra. The present study was based on the secondary data relating literacy, gross enrolment ratio, infant mortality rate, per capita net district domestic product at current prices and related to 20 major districts in Maharashtra. In this study Borda Score was used and given rank order to the classification of district on the basis of Borda Score and bifurcation into Low, medium and high human development.  After calculating we found that, Pune district rank first and Nanded district rank last. The study was tried to relationship between the Borda Rank and the other indices through Spearman’s Rank Correlation Matrix. 

Keyword – Human Development Report, Human Development Index, UNDP, NHDR, GER, IMR, PCNDDP, Borda  Score, Spearman’s Rank Correlation Matrix