West and Central India Human Development Report

by National Council of Applied Economic Research

• ISBN13: 9780195658002
• ISBN10: 0195658000
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This sequel to South India: Human Development Report contains a compilation of economic and social data based on a primary survey of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and the erstwhile central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	xii
List of Illustrations	xxi
GUJARAT	1	(86)
Analysis of Secondary Data for Gujarat	3	(45)
Introduction	3	(1)
General Characteristics	3	(5)
Sectoral Analysis	4	(3)
Special Development Programmes	7	(1)
Conclusion	8	(1)
Issues, Policies and Achievements in Gujarat	8	(1)
Education	8	(4)
Districtwise Variations in Enrolment	9	(1)
Dropout Rates	9	(1)
Mean Years of Schooling	9	(1)
Teacher--Pupil Ratio	10	(1)
Literacy Rate	10	(2)
Population served by Primary Schools and the Distance to School	12	(1)
Health Care Facilities, Health Status and Related Demographic Parameters	12	(10)
Hospitals, Dispensaries and Health Posts	13	(1)
Health Services in Rural Areas	14	(1)
Number of Doctors, Nurses and other Paramedical Staff	15	(1)
Some Demographic Characteristics	15	(4)
Factors Affecting Fertility and Child Mortality	19	(3)
Material Well-Being	22	(1)
Monthly Consumer Expenditure	22	(1)
Population Below the Poverty Line	22	(1)
Distribution of Operational Land Holdings	23	(1)
Concluding Remarks	23	(25)
Survey Report for Gujarat	48	(39)
Major Findings	48	(6)
Household and Per Capita Income	48	(1)
Asset Ownership	49	(2)
Literacy Rate	51	(1)
Enrolment Rates	52	(1)
Morbidity	52	(1)
Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate	53	(1)
Immunization	54	(1)
Conclusion	54	(33)
MADHYA PRADESH	87	(122)
Analysis of Secondary Data for Madhya Pradesh	89	(57)
General Characteristics	89	(1)
Primary Education and Literacy	90	(10)
Primary School Enrolment and Dropout Levels	93	(2)
Teacher-Student Ratio	95	(2)
Effective Literacy Rates	97	(2)
Literacy among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes	99	(1)
Proximity of Primary Schools in Rural Madhya Pradesh	100	(1)
Health Care Facilities	100	(2)
Data Base	101	(1)
Hospitals, Dispensaries and Health Posts	101	(1)
Sub-centres, PHCs and CHCs	101	(1)
Doctors and Paramedical Staff	101	(1)
Demographic Parameters	102	(4)
Population Density	102	(1)
Sex Ratio	102	(2)
Scheduled Castes	104	(1)
Scheduled Tribes	104	(1)
Level of Urbanization	104	(1)
Economic Activities	104	(1)
Household Size and Dependency Ratio	105	(1)
Growth of Population	106	(6)
Proportion of Females Married and Mean Age at Marriage	107	(1)
Death Rate and Child Mortality	107	(1)
Urban-Rural Disparity	108	(1)
Gender Disparity	108	(2)
Child Mortality and the Mother	110	(1)
Fertility Indices	110	(2)
Material Well-Being	112	(2)
Income and Consumption	112	(1)
Distribution of Landholdings	113	(1)
Conclusions	114	(32)
Survey Report for Madhya Pradesh	146	(38)
Survey Methodology	146	(1)
Major Findings	146	(7)
Household and Per Capita Income	146	(2)
Asset Ownership	148	(1)
Literacy Rate	148	(1)
Enrolment Rates	148	(1)
Morbidity	149	(1)
Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate	150	(2)
Immunization	152	(1)
Conclusion	153	(31)
Village Level Study in Madhya Pradesh: Golwa and Digma	184	(25)
Introduction	184	(1)
Golwa	184	(11)
Location	184	(1)
Population	184	(2)
Occupation	186	(1)
Infrastructural Facilities	186	(4)
Focus Group Discussions	190	(1)
Findings of FGDs	190	(2)
Dropout Questionnaires	192	(1)
Free Listing of Illnesses	193	(2)
Digma	195	(10)
Location	195	(1)
Population	195	(2)
Occupation	197	(1)
Infrastructural Facilities	197	(3)
Focus Group Discussions	200	(3)
Dropout Questionnaires	203	(1)
Free Listing of Illnesses	203	(2)
Conclusion	205	(4)
MAHARASHTRA	209	(110)
Analysis of Secondary Data for Maharashtra	211	(54)
Introduction	211	(3)
General Characteristics	211	(1)
Agriculture and Manufacturing	212	(1)
Sectoral Analysis	213	(1)
Nutrition and Poverty	214	(1)
Education Policy	214	(6)
Education Policy	215	(1)
Literacy Programmes	216	(1)
Available Data	216	(1)
Enrolment	216	(1)
Dropout Rate	217	(1)
Mean Year of Schooling	217	(1)
Teacher-Student Ratio	218	(1)
Literacy Rate	218	(2)
Health and Demography	220	(6)
Programmes and Policies	221	(2)
Analysis of Health Data	223	(3)
Economic and Demographic Status	226	(11)
Economic Variables	227	(4)
Demographic Variables	231	(6)
Material Well-Being	237	(2)
Programmes and Policies	237	(1)
Number of Operational Holdings According to Size	238	(1)
Nutrition and Poverty	238	(1)
Concluding Remarks	239	(26)
Survey Report for Maharashtra	265	(37)
Major Findings	265	(6)
Household and Per Capita Income	265	(2)
Asset Ownership	267	(1)
Literacy Rate	268	(1)
Enrolment Rates	269	(1)
Morbidity	269	(1)
Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate	270	(1)
Immunization	270	(1)
Conclusion	271	(31)
Village Level Study for Maharashtra: Chinchkheda and Gharalwadi	302	(17)
Introduction	302	(1)
Chinchkheda	302	(8)
Location	302	(1)
Society	302	(2)
Occupational Structure	304	(1)
Infrastructure	304	(3)
Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)	307	(1)
Dropout Questionnaires	308	(1)
Free Listing of Illnesses	308	(2)
Gharalwadi	310	(8)
Location	310	(1)
Society	311	(1)
Occupational Structure	311	(1)
Infrastructure	311	(2)
Focus Group Discussions	313	(3)
Dropout Questionnaires	316	(1)
Free Listing of Illnesses	316	(1)
Revisit to Sample Households	317	(1)
Conclusion	318	(1)
RAJASTHAN	319	(100)
Analysis of Secondary Data for Rajasthan	321	(45)
Introduction	321	(1)
Background	321	(1)
General Characteristics	321	(1)
Education	322	(5)
Enrolment Rate	322	(1)
Dropout Rate	323	(1)
Teacher-Student Ratio	324	(1)
Effective Literacy Rate	324	(1)
Literacy among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes	325	(2)
Health and Related Demographic Parameters	327	(6)
Health Care Facilities	327	(1)
Population Size, Sex Ratio and Population Density	327	(1)
Proportion of Scheduled Castes and Schedules Tribes	328	(1)
Rural and Urban Structure	329	(2)
Household Size and Dependency Ratio	331	(1)
Marital Status and Female Age at Marriage	332	(1)
Death Rate and Child Mortality Rate	332	(1)
Fertility Indices	332	(1)
Work Participation Rate	332	(1)
Material Well-Being	333	(2)
Income and Consumption	333	(1)
Distribution of Landholdings	334	(1)
Government Policies and Programmes	335	(4)
Poverty Alleviation	335	(1)
Education	335	(1)
Health	336	(1)
Special Programmes	337	(1)
Special Area Programmes	338	(1)
Concluding Remarks	339	(27)
Survey Report for Rajasthan	366	(36)
Survey Methodology	366	(1)
Major Findings	366	(36)
Household and Per Capita Income	366	(1)
Ownership of Assets	366	(3)
Literacy	369	(1)
Expenditure on Morbidity	370	(2)
Crude Birth Rate and Death Rate	372	(1)
Immunization	372	(30)
Village Level Study in Rajasthan: Alampur and Sukar	402	(17)
Introduction	402	(1)
Alampur	402	(9)
Location	402	(1)
Background and Population	402	(1)
Occupational Structure	403	(2)
Social Practices	405	(1)
Infrastructure Facilities	405	(2)
Focus Group Discussion	407	(3)
Free Listing of Illnesses	410	(1)
Sukar	411	(7)
Location and Background	411	(1)
Population	411	(1)
Occupational Structure	412	(1)
Social and Political Background	412	(1)
Infrastructure	412	(2)
Focus Group Discussions	414	(2)
Free Listing of Diseases	416	(2)
Conclusion	418	(1)
Selected Bibliography	419