Human Development

  • Efforts are underway to improve the Human Development Index (HDI) through focus on education, health, and living standards. Participation of girls in secondary education has increased due to bicycle and scholarship schemes.
  • In the past 18 years, expenditure on education has increased 10 times, health 13 times, and overall social services 13 times.
  • A separate child welfare budget was introduced in 2013-14, with an average annual increase of 19.4% from 2016 to 2023.
  • Dropout rates in government secondary schools have fallen by 62.25% in the last 5 years.
  • To promote financial inclusion and women’s empowerment, 1,063.5 thousand Self-Help Groups (SHGs) have been formed.
  • These groups ....
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