A Situational Analysis of Women and Girls in Kerala
1. INTRODUCTION All measurements of human development have put Kerala on top of all the major States of India. The Planning Commission of India has worked out the Human Development Index (HDI) at 0.638 for Kerala against 0.472 for All India, for the year 20011 . Kerala has the highest life Table 1.1 Domestic Product and Per Capita Income, Kerala/India expectancy, literacy and lowest infant (Rs. crore) mortality, though per capita monthly ITEM KERALA INDIA expenditure is not the highest. 2000-01 2001-02 2000-01 2001-02 In terms of Net Domestic Product, Net Domestic Product (NDP) At current prices 63,094 69,602 17,19,868 18,76,955 Keralas rank amongst States falls in the (10.8) (10.3) (8.9) (9.1) middle, though it holds the highest HDI At 1993-94 prices 34,450 36,079 10,62,616 11,23,543 rank. Per capita income of Kerala at (5.3) (4.7) (4.2) (5.7) Per Capita Income constant prices in 2001-02 was Rs. 11,046 At current prices 19,463 21310 16,707 17,978 crore. It was marginally higher than the (9.9) (9.5) (6.9) (7.6) per capita income for India (Rs.10,754 At 1993-94 prices 10,627 11046 10,306 10,754 (4.4) (3.9) (2.4) (4.3) crore). But the rate of growth in Kerala Source: Government of Kerala, State Planning Board, during this year was lesser than for India. Economic Review, 2002 Figures in brackets indicate change over the previous year.
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