COMPARATIVE STUDY ON HUMAN DEVOLEPMENT AMONG THE BIMSTEC COUNTRIES, SAARC COUTNRIES AND THE WORLD WITH INDIA

Abstract

Human Development Index (HDI) is a procedure to estimate the value of the human resources of a particular country every year. Increased HDI value indicates the better development of the country. This paper reviewed and compared the HDI ranks and values between the BIMSTEC countries, SAARC countries and the World with India by using the secondary data. Indian HDI rank and value are lagging behind some of the BIMSTEC and SAARC countries and lowers than World’s average. Challenges of India to improve the HDI value and steps to be taken by the government, Non Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) and other stake holders to increase the rank and value of HDI of India are discussed.