Inter-state inequalities have significantly narrowed in the last decade, but nutrition and sanitation are still big concerns, says the Human Development Report 2011.

The findings of the report are significant as they come a day before the full National Development Council meeting, headed by the Prime Minister, on Saturday. The report, brought out by the Institute of Applied Manpower Research (IAMR) and the Planning Commission, measures the human development index (HDI) on the basis of state net domestic product.

India's HDI between 1999 and 2008 increased by 21 per cent from 0.387 to 0.467, says the report, released here on Thursday by the Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia......Read More

Source: Business Line