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Sikkim tops in supporting human development, Bihar at the bottom

Sikkim is right at the top as far as education and health is concerned. The other states in the top five are Manipur, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala

GN Bureau | May 3, 2016

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The Public Affairs Centre, a not for profit organisation, assessed states and union territories using data available in the public domain in key areas of governance and came out with ‘Public Affairs Index’, presenting an inter-state comparison. The states were compared on 10 areas each and were given scores between 0 and 1, with 0 being the lowest score and 1 being the highest. Here’s a look at:

Support to human development

It comprised of two focus subject (and their indicators)

1. Education

Educational development index
Annual status of education report (ASER) learning levels
No. of higher education colleges per 1 lakh population
Educational expenditure as a percentage of gross state domestic product (GSDP)

2. Health

Infant mortality rate
Average population served per hospital bed
Full immunization
Health expenditure as a percentage of GSDP

Here are the rankings:

State/Union territory	PAI Index	Ranking
Sikkim	0.77	1
Manipur	0.746	2
Mizoram	0.727	3
Himachal Pradesh	0.724	4
Kerala	0.692	5
Goa	0.643	6
Punjab	0.637	7
Nagaland	0.591	8
Uttarakhand	0.583	9
Karnataka	0.58	10
Meghalaya	0.573	11
Tripura	0.565	12
Tamil Nadu	0.551	13
Andhra Pradesh	0.549	14
Haryana	0.548	15
Delhi	0.539	16
Jammu and Kashmir	0.511	17
Maharashtra	0.51	18
Arunachal Pradesh	0.492	19
Odisha	0.439	20
Rajasthan	0.439	21
Gujarat	0.431	22
West Bengal	0.42	23
Assam	0.415	24
Chhattisgarh	0.391	25
Jharkhand	0.288	26
Uttar Pradesh	0.284	27
Madhya Pradesh	0.266	28
Bihar	0.22	29

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