Topic: Economic growth and development; Inclusive growth
4. India’s performance has consistently been poor in the Human Development Index. Analyse the reasons and suggest improvements. (250 Words)
Difficulty level: Medium
Reference: Indian Express
Why the question:
India has shown poor ranking in the latest ranking of HDI.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the reasons and suggest solutions for improving HDI for India.
Directive word:
Analyze: When asked to analyse, you have to examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and presenting them as a whole in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by citing stats about India’s HDI e.g., India is ranked 132 out of 191 countries. India’s score of 0.633 is not only a long way away from the top-ranking scores — Switzerland is ranked 1 with a score of 0.962 — but also below the global average.
Body:
First, give reasons for India’s poor performance on various parameters of HDI
Next, briefly mention the steps taken by the government in various parameters.
Don’t forget to mention a few other indices by HDR as well: Inequality-adjusted HDI, Gender Development Index, Multidimensional Poverty Index, etc.
Then, suggest what more needs to be done.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
