North India Human Development Report

by National Council of Applied Economic Research

• ISBN13: 9780195661941
• ISBN10: 019566194X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-06
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

As a sequel to the South India: Human Development Report and the West and Central India Human Development Report this report contains a compilation of economic and social data based on a primary survey of four states in Northern India: Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and erstwhile Uttar Pradesh.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Illustrations	x
Background Note	xvi
HARYANA	1	(82)
Secondary Data Report for Haryana	3	(26)
General Characteristics	3	(2)
Education	5	(3)
Enrolment Rate	5	(1)
Drop-out Rate	5	(1)
Teacher-Student Ratio	6	(1)
Proximity of Primary Schools	6	(1)
Effective Literacy Rate	6	(2)
Health Care Facilities and Health Status	8	(2)
Health Care Facilities	9	(1)
Poor Database	9	(1)
Number of Hospitals, Dispensaries, and Health Posts	9	(1)
Sub-centres, Public Health Centres, and Community Health Centres	9	(1)
Family Welfare Centres	10	(1)
Related Demographic Parameters	10	(4)
Population Density	10	(1)
Sex Ratio	10	(1)
Scheduled Caste Population	11	(1)
Level of Urbanization	11	(1)
Pattern of Work Participation	11	(1)
Size of Household and Dependency Ratio	12	(2)
Growth of Population	14	(2)
Proportion of Married Females and Mean Age at Marriage	14	(1)
Life Expectancy, Death Rate, and Child Mortality	14	(1)
Fertility Indices	15	(1)
Material Well-being	16	(1)
Income and Consumption	16	(1)
Distribution of Landholdings	17	(1)
Concluding Remarks	17	(12)
Survey Report for Haryana	29	(33)
Major Findings of Survey Data	29	(5)
Household and Per Capita Income	29	(1)
Asset Ownership	30	(2)
Literacy Rate	32	(1)
Enrolment Rate	33	(1)
Expenditure on Morbidity	34	(1)
Crude Birth Rate and Death Rate	34	(1)
Immunization	34	(1)
Concluding Remarks	34	(28)
Village Study in Haryana: Rattangarh and Bhoda Hoshnak	62	(21)
Selection of Districts	62	(1)
Selection of Villages	62	(1)
Profile of Village Rattangarh in Kurukshetra	63	(8)
Location	63	(1)
Education	63	(1)
Health Infrastructure	64	(1)
Focus Group Discussions	65	(6)
Profile of Village Bhoda Hoshnak in Hissar	71	(9)
Location	71	(1)
History and Origin	71	(1)
Demographic and Ethnic Composition	72	(1)
Land Utilization	72	(1)
Occupation and Economic Well-being	73	(1)
Education Infrastructure	73	(1)
Health Infrastructure	74	(1)
Water, Sanitation, and General Surrounding	74	(1)
Electricity	74	(1)
Type of House	74	(1)
Focus Group Discussions	75	(5)
Conclusion and Policy Implication	80	(3)
Conclusion	80	(1)
Policy Recommendations	81	(2)
HIMACHAL PRADESH	83	(82)
Secondary Data Report for Himachal Pradesh	85	(29)
General Profile of the State	85	(1)
Education	86	(6)
Enrolment Rate	86	(3)
Drop-out Rate	89	(1)
Teacher-Student Ratio	89	(1)
Literacy Rate	89	(3)
Health Care Facilities and Health Status	92	(1)
Related Demographic Parameters	93	(5)
Population Density	93	(1)
Sex Ratio	93	(1)
Scheduled Caste Population	93	(1)
Scheduled Tribe Population	93	(1)
Urbanization	93	(1)
Work Participation	94	(1)
Household Size and Dependency Ratio	95	(1)
Fertility	96	(1)
Infant and Child Mortality	97	(1)
Material Well-Being	98	(4)
Income and Expenditure	98	(2)
Distribution of Landholdings	100	(2)
Government Programmes and Policies	102	(1)
Public Distribution System	102	(1)
Education	102	(1)
Health and Family Welfare	102	(1)
Nutrition Programme	102	(1)
Social Welfare	102	(1)
Welfare of the Handicapped	103	(1)
Welfare of Backward Classes	103	(1)
Concluding Remarks	103	(11)
Survey Report for Himachal Pradesh	114	(33)
Major Findings	114	(33)
Household and Per Capita Income	114	(1)
Asset Ownership	115	(2)
Literacy Rate	117	(1)
Ever Enrolment Rate (EER)	117	(1)
Expenditure on Morbidity	118	(2)
Mother Immunization Rate	120	(1)
Child Immunization	120	(27)
Village Level Study in Himachal Pradesh: Batran and Bhullang	147	(18)
Introduction	147	(1)
Batran Village	147	(9)
Location of the Village	147	(1)
Historical Background	147	(1)
General Characteristics	147	(1)
Population	148	(1)
Occupation	148	(1)
Infrastructural Facilities	149	(1)
Education	150	(1)
Health Facilities	151	(1)
Social Issues---Customs and Practices	152	(1)
Summary of Focus Group Discussions	152	(1)
Findings of Focus Group Discussions	153	(2)
Free Listing of Illnesses	155	(1)
Bhullang Village	156	(9)
Location	156	(1)
Land Area	156	(1)
General Characteristics of the Village	157	(1)
Population	157	(1)
Occupation	158	(1)
Infrastructural Facilities	158	(1)
Educational Facilities	159	(1)
Social Issues---Customs and Practices	159	(1)
Health	160	(1)
Summary of Focus Group Discussions	161	(1)
Findings of Focus Group Discussions	161	(2)
Morbidity Schedule---Free Listing of Illness	163	(1)
Drop-outs at Primary Level	164	(1)
PUNJAB	165	(86)
Secondary Data Report for Punjab	167	(30)
A Profile of the State	167	(2)
Locational Characteristics	167	(1)
Population Characteristics	167	(1)
Social and Demographic Aspects	167	(2)
The Economy	169	(1)
Infrastructure	169	(1)
Government Programmes and Policies	169	(5)
Education	170	(1)
Health Care	171	(2)
Nutrition	173	(1)
Education in Punjab	174	(3)
Enrolment Rate	174	(1)
Drop-out Rate	174	(1)
Teacher-Student Ratio	175	(1)
Proximity of Primary Schools	175	(1)
Effective Literacy Rate	175	(2)
Health Care Facilities and Health Status	177	(2)
Number of Hospitals, Dispensaries, and Health Posts	177	(1)
Sub-centres, Public Health Centres, and Community Health Centres	178	(1)
Number of Doctors and Paramedical Personnel	178	(1)
Related Demographic Parameters	179	(2)
Population Density and Sex Ratio	179	(1)
Scheduled Caste Population	179	(1)
Level of Urbanization	180	(1)
Pattern of Work Participation	180	(1)
Size of Household and Dependency Ratio	180	(1)
Population Growth	181	(2)
Proportion of Females Married and Mean Age at Marriage	181	(1)
Death Rate and Child Mortality	182	(1)
Fertility Indices	183	(1)
Material Well-being	183	(1)
Income and Consumption	183	(1)
Concluding Remarks	184	(13)
Survey Report for Punjab	197	(31)
Major Findings	197	(31)
Inter-group Differentials	197	(1)
Per Capita Income	197	(1)
Asset Ownership	197	(1)
Agricultural and Non-agricultural Wages	198	(1)
Literacy Rate	199	(1)
Enrolment Rate	200	(1)
Expenditure on Morbidity	200	(1)
Immunization	200	(1)
Crude Birth Rate	200	(2)
Crude Death Rate	202	(26)
Village Level Study in Punjab: Baroohi and Buani	228	(23)
Introduction	228	(1)
Baroohi Village	228	(11)
Location and Topography	228	(1)
Land and Common Property Areas	228	(1)
Population	229	(1)
General Environment	229	(1)
Occupation	229	(2)
Infrastructural Facilities	231	(1)
Education	232	(1)
Social Issues---Customs and Practices	233	(2)
Summary of Focus Group Discussions	235	(3)
Morbidity Awareness (Free Listing)	238	(1)
Buani Village	239	(12)
General Background	239	(1)
Infrastructural Facilities	239	(1)
Education	240	(3)
Health	243	(1)
Population	244	(1)
Social Issues---Customs and Practices	245	(1)
Summary of Focus Group Discussions	246	(2)
Free Listing of Illnesses	248	(1)
Re-checking of Schedules	248	(3)
UTTAR PRADESH	251	(93)
Secondary Data Report for Uttar Pradesh	253	(84)
A Profile of the State	253	(3)
Literacy and Primary Education	256	(5)
Factors Influencing Literacy and Primary Education	256	(1)
Gross Enrolment Rate	256	(1)
Drop-out Rates	257	(1)
Mean Years of Schooling	257	(1)
Teacher-Student Ratio	257	(1)
Geographical Proximity of Primary Schools	257	(1)
Effective Literacy Rate	258	(2)
Literacy among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes	260	(1)
Health-Care Facilities	261	(1)
Hospitals, Dispensaries, and Health Posts	262
Sub-centres, Public Health Centres, and Community Health Centres	261	(1)
Doctors and Paramedical Staff	262	(1)
Some Demographic Parameters	262	(5)
Population Density	263	(1)
Sex Ratio	263	(1)
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes	263	(1)
Level of Urbanization	263	(1)
Economic Activities	263	(2)
Household Size and Dependency Ratio	265	(2)
Growth of Population	267	(4)
Almost Universal Marriage	267	(1)
Wide Prevalence of Child Marriage	267	(1)
Low Age at Marriage	268	(1)
Death Rate and Child Mortality	268	(1)
Urban--Rural Disparity	269	(1)
Gender Disparity	270	(1)
Child Mortality and the Mother	270	(1)
Fertility Indices	270	(1)
Material Well-being	271	(2)
Income and Consumption	271	(1)
Distribution of Landholdings	272	(1)
Concluding Remarks	273	(29)
Survey Report for Uttar Pradesh
Major Findings	302	(8)
Household and Per Capita Income	302	(1)
Ownership of Assets	303	(2)
Literacy Rate	305	(1)
Enrolment Rates	306	(1)
Expenditure on Morbidity	306	(2)
Crude Birth Rate and Death Rate	308	(1)
Immunization	308	(2)
Conclusion	310	(27)
Village Level Study in Uttar Pradesh Nathupur	337	(7)
Introduction	337	(1)
Nathupur Village	337	(7)
Location	337	(1)
Historical Background	337	(1)
Caste Composition of Households	337	(1)
Demographic Profile	338	(1)
General Environment	339	(1)
Infrastructure	339	(1)
Health Care	340	(1)
Social Issues: Customs and Practices	340	(1)
Occupations	341	(1)
Summary of Focus Group Discussions	341	(2)
Findings of Focus Group Discussions	343	(1)
Free Listing of Illnesses	344