Flag of India
|Population (In Millions)||1,241.49|
|Human Development Index||134/169|
|Gross Domestic Product (In USD Billions - World Bank)||1,872.84|
|Global Peace Index||135/153|
|Happy Planet Index||35/143|
|Social Institutions and Gender Index||57/86|
|Environmental Performance Index||123/163|
|Child Mortality Rate||47.2|
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Main Progress Initiatives
The ICSD is an advisory organization to the Government of India on subjects of sustainable development and environmental issues within the spectrum of the country's social development challenges. It places specific emphasis on ensuring equitable growth, weath and income and the alleviation of poverty in India.
The India Council for Sustainable Development is co-chaired by Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Director- Earth Institute & Special Advisor to the Secretary- General of the United Nations and Dr R. K. Pachauri, Director-General, TERI & Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
This demonstration site shows selected eduction, demographic and economic indicators for India. Running on the DataPlace platform, the initiative is a joint project between CDF@IMFR and KnowledgePlex Inc. The site currently has national, state and district level data available and will soon incorporate village level data.
The Sustainable Development Society (Sundesh) of India is an organization engaged in carrying out welfare activities with the aim of improving sustainability for people in rural areas. It carries out activities related to health care, education and it integrates corporate social responsibility into its approach.
The Planning Commission was set up by a Resolution of the Government of India in March 1950 in pursuance of declared objectives of the Government "to promote a rapid rise in the standard of living of the people by efficient exploitation of the resources of the country, increasing production and offering opportunities to all for employment in the service of the community." The Planning Commission was tasked with the responsibility of assessing all national resources and increasing deficient resources, formulating plans for the purpose of achieving sustainability in resource use and to better prioritise. Ex Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission.
In its 10th quinquennal plan (2002-2007), the Planning Commission of India sought to ensure a sustainable India through:
- Reduction of poverty ratio by 5 percentage points by 2007 and 15 percentage points by 2012
- All children in school by 2003; all children to complete 5 Years in school by 2007
- Reduction in gender gaps in literacy and wage rates by at least 50 % by 2007
- Reduction in population growth between 2001 and 2011 to 16.2 %
- Increase in literacy rate to 75 % by 2007
- Reduction of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to 45 per 1000 live births by 2007 and to 28 by 2012
- Reduction of Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) to 2 per 1000 live births by 2007 and to 1 by 2012
- Increase in forest cover to 25 % by 2007 and 33 % by 2012
- All villages to have sustained access to potable drinking water by 2007
- Cleaning of major polluted rivers by 2007 and other notified stretches by 2012
Multidimensional Poverty Index
The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for India is 0.283. The MPI is an international measure of acute poverty covering 109 countries. The MPI reflects the multiple deprivations that poor people face at the same time in three dimensions: health, education and living standards. The MPI reflects both the incidence or headcount ratio (H) of poverty – the proportion of the population that is multidimensionally poor – and the average intensity (A) of their poverty – the average proportion of indicators in which poor people are deprived. More information on the MPI in India is available here.
Development Progress Story: India's progress in providing employment for the poor
India's progress in providing employment for the poor has been highlighted as a part the Overseas Development Institute's Development Progress Stories, an initiative looking at what is working in development and why. Key messages from the research include:
- The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is the largest rights-based employment guarantee programme in the world, reaching over 40 million households across India, with a strong focus on social equity through the participation of the poorest and most excluded in India.
- The programme is contributing to reduced vulnerability to seasonal and household shocks, as well as improved food security and use of basic services.
- Among the key factors driving MGNREGA’s success are: high levels of national ownership and commitment to pro-poor policies; a vibrant civil society at national and local level; and an existing decentralised government system.
Full report and summary case study can be viewed and downloaded here
Happiness in IndiaThis is an overview of findings on Happiness in India.The available findings are presented in the latest ‘Nation Report’ on India. This report is ordered by type of happiness questions and within these types by year. This ordering is to facilitate the assessment of progress, comparison over time being most fruitful using the same questions.
The report presents means and standard deviations, both on the original scale range and transformed to a common range 0-10. The means inform about the level of happiness in the country and the standard deviations about inequality of happiness.
Links provide more detail about the precise text of the question, the full distribution of responses and technical details of the survey. The report is continuously updated.
Child Well-being in India
The Young Lives study is conducted in India as well as in three other developing countries from 2001 to 2015. It is an international study of childhood poverty that is coordinated by a team in the Department of International Development at the University of Oxford.
Progress Papers and Publications
- 11th Five-Year Plan 2007-2012. Volume III: Agriculture, Rural Development, Industry, Services and Physical Infrastructure National Planning Commission, India.
- 11th Five-Year Plan 2007-2012. Volume II:Social Sector National Planning Commission, India.
- http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/planrel/fiveyr/11th/11_v1/11th_vol1.pdf 11th Five-Year Plan 2007-2012. Volume I: Inclusive Growth. National Planning Commission, India.
- Empowering People for Sustainable Development, 2002, Ministry of Environment and Forests, India.
- The State of the Environment, 2001, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), India.
Child Well-being Papers and Publications
Measuring Deprivation Due to Child Work and Child Labour: A Study for Indian Children, 2011, S. Das and D. Mukherjee.
- Event:15th Conference of the International Association for Ladakh Studies
- Event:Second Global Summit on Sustainable Development and Biodiversity (GLOSS 2011)
- Event:Global Algae Biodiesel World India Programme 2011
- Event:8th Conference of Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health