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Thesis
Submitted to
JIWAJI UNIVERSITY, GWALIOR
For the award of the Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
in
Political Science
Submitted by
Nisar Ahmad Shiekh
Under the Supervision of
Prof. A.P.S. Chouhan
SOS in Political Science and Public Administration
2015
Dedicated to My
Loving Parents
Appendix-5
DECLARATION BY THE CANDIDATE {(Para-18 (5)(b)}
I declare that the thesis entitled “Millennium Development Goals in South
Asia: Progress and Problems with particular focus on Elimination of Poverty
and Hunger in India” is my own work conducted under the supervision of Prof.
A.P.S. Chouhan (Head, S.O.S. in Political Science and Public Administration, Jiwaji
University, Gwalior, M.P.) and approved by research degree committee. I have put in
more than 200 days of attendance with the supervisor.
I further declare that to the best of my knowledge the thesis does not contain
any part of work which has been submitted for the award of any degree either in this
University or in any other University/Deemed University without proper citation.
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Signature of the Supervisor Signature of the Candidate
Prof. A.P.S. Chouhan Nisar Ahmad Shiekh
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Forwarded
Signature of Head of UTD/Principal
Dated:
CERTIFICATE OF THE SUPERVISOR{Para-18 (5)(C}
This is to certify that the work entitled “Millennium Development Goals in South
Asia: Progress and Problems with Special focus on Elimination of Poverty and
Hunger in India” is a piece of research work done by Nisar Ahmad Shiekh under my
supervision for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Jiwaji University,
Gwalior (M.P.), India. I certify that the candidate has put in an attendance of more than
200 days with me. I further declare that:
To the best of my knowledge and belief the thesis:
1. Embodies the work of candidate himself,
2. Has duly been completed,
3. Fulfills the requirements of the ordinance relating to the Ph.D. degree of the
University and
4. Is up to the standard, both in respect of contents and language, for being referred to
the examiner.
Signature of the Supervisor
………………………………..
(Prof. A.P.S. Chouhan)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The best moments of my Research journey involves help and support from
numerous individuals and agencies. It has been a great privilege to work at School of
Studies in Political Science, Jiwaji University, Gwalior (M.P.). This is the places
where I constantly felt inspired by the intelligence and humanities surrounding me. I
saw so many faculty and staff members doing their best every day, both in their
professional roles and more importantly, in their roles as members of mankind. I, to
the best of my memory, will try to mention all those who contributed in one or the
other way towards my research work and preparation of this document. In doing so, I
may miss some names more because of lapse of memory than anything else. So at the
outset, I wish to thank all who helped me for their support, guidance and
encouragement but I forgot to mention here.
First and foremost I would like to bestow my deepest sense of gratitude to the
Almighty ALLAH for granting me the wisdom to initiate and forbearance to
accomplish this piece of work. I bow before His Holiness to offer my special thanks
for His Kindness, Benevolence and Majesty and the vital support and strength that He
encouraged me with. It is due to His divine intervention that my effort assumed the
present form. My special prays to Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) who is the torch
of guidance for humanity forever.
It is indeed a great privilege for me to acknowledge my deep sense of gratitude
to my worthy mentor and Supervisor, Prof. A. P. S. Chouhan, Head, S.O.S. in
Political Science, Jiwaji University, Gwalior (M.P) for his inexorable research
guidance, interminable, magnanimous encouragement, proficient stewardship,
analytical views, intellectual precision and painstaking efforts throughout the study
without which the present work would have been impossible and, it is a dream come
true under his guidance. His unwavering courage and confidence will always inspire
me.
Obligation and affection can never be repaid but I am trying to place on
record my sincere and humble regards to the eminent personalities like
Prof. Sangeeta Shukla (Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, Jiwaji University, Gwalior),
Dr. Deepak Verma, Dr. Kalpana Senger, Dr. Satender Sakarwal and all other staff
at Department of Political Science, Jiwaji University, Gwalior who have been kind
enough to extend their help at various phases of my professional journey. I thank
them all for their generous help and constructive suggestion during the entire course
of work.
At this moment of accomplishment, I would like to express my deepest
gratitude to Dr. S. M. Pasha, Professor Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia
Scientist, Prof. Noor Ahmad Baba, Deptt. Of Political Science, University of
Kashmir, Prof. G. M. Wani, Director, Kasmir Studies, University of Kashmir-C,
Dr. Mohd. Yousuf Bhat, Prof. Lateef Ahmad Salmani and Dr. Shahid Murtaza,
Asst. Professors at G.D.C. Pulwama, who were a source of inspiration and pioneer to
this course of intense journey. I really feel obliged for their deep interest in my work
and analytical views, pertaining zeal for perfection and unparalleled enthusiasm
contributed a lot for the completion of research work.
Words are not enough to pay sincere thanks and regards to
Prof. Mushtaq Ahmad Lone, Head, Department of Chemistry, G. D. C. Pulwama and
Dr. Nazir Ahmad Simnani, Head Department Of Political Science, G.D.C. Pulwama
for their scholastic guidance and encouragement afforded to me during the pursuit of
this study. I have literally drawn upon their rich and versatile experience to
accomplish my study in the present shape.
My gracious thanks are to all the staff members of Central Libraries of
Jiwaji University, Gwalior, University of Kashmir, Jamia Millia Islamia, University
of Jammu and Jawahar Lal Nehru University for providing necessary information,
help and endorsement during the course of my study whenever I needed.
I feel complacement by placing on record my sincere thanks to my cousin,
Ashfaq Hussain and to Tawheeda Majeed for their perseverant help, valuable
suggestions and cherishing attitude through the progress of study. Their much needed
support has been always forthcoming and has been a great factor in taking this work
to a desired end.
I have been very blessed in my life, particularly in my friendships and I whole
heartily acknowledge the help received from my friends, namely , Dr. Mushtaq Ah.
Mir, Dr. Mohd. Yousuf Nengroo, Dr. Moh. Yaqoub, Dr. Mudasir Ahmad,
Mr. Zahoor Ah. Lone, Mr. Arshid Ahmad and Mr. Mukhtar Ahmad Lone,
Mr. Tahir Zahoor, Mr. Naseer Ah. Shiekh and Mr. Aijaz Ah. Lone.
Words fail to express appropriately my gratitude and deep sense of eternal
indebtedness to my family members for giving me a place where the door is always
open. I record my cordial reverence and grateful feelings to beloved parents,
Mr. Nazir Ahmad Shiekh and Mrs. Sara Bano, my brother Shiekh Parveiz, my
sisters Insha Nazir and Shiekh Shahnaza, and to all other family members and
relatives who not only supported me morally but also inspired me to achieve the
higher ideas of life. They did not mind my long absence from home, their patient and
affectionate care inspired me to pursue this academic attainment.
Many more deserve a lot of thanks but, it is space that compels me to stop
here. Thanking each and every person who raises their hands before GOD for me and
soliciting their good wishes for my bright future. At the end, my profound apologies to
anyone related to or associated with this piece of work whom I have inadvertently
forgotten to mention here. I deeply regret it.
Nisar Ahmad Shiekh
SOS in Political Science & Public Administration,
JIWAJI UNIVERSITY GWALIOR-M.P. (474011)
PREFACE
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are the world’s biggest promise – a
global agreement to reduce poverty and human deprivation at historically unprecedented
rates through collaborative action. They differ from all other global promises for poverty
reduction in their comprehensive nature and the systematic efforts taken to finance,
implement and monitor them. While the MDGs have a warm aura around them – ‘they
envelop us in a cloud of soft words and good intentions and moral comfort’ – there are
fierce debates in academic and professional circles about their value. While these
viewpoints reach dramatically different conclusions about the MDGs, they all share a
similar approach. All take the MDGs as a given and then, through vastly different
analytical frameworks, make projections about their potential outcomes and
consequences.
The work is I have taken is divided into six chapters. In chapter 1, the focus is on
the processes that led to the Specification and agreement on the MDGs and explore the
implications of a historical analysis of the MDG story. The chapter provides a
chronological account of the evolution of the MDGs. It examines their historical
antecedents; the UN conferences and summits that provided their content; the role of
OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) in formulating the International
Development Goals (IDGs); the influence of the UN’s Secretariat in drafting the
Millennium Declaration; and the final negotiations between the UN, DAC, World Bank,
and IMF to amend the IDGs into the MDGs in 2001.
Soon the MDGs were framed; regions as well as countries around the world
began to rally behind them. They began to incorporate the MDGs in policy
implementations. As more than a decade has passed since the MDGs were framed in
2000, the progress has varied across regions and countries. Despite South Asia’s rapidly
growing economies, governments’ commitments to the MDGs as expressed in the United
Nations Millennium Declaration, and each country’s rights-based constitution and
ambitious development plans, the MDGs remain unmet in most countries in the region.
More children live in absolute poverty in South Asia than in any other region in the
world. South Asia has by far the largest prevalence of underweight children under five.
The level of child mortality is also one of the highest: one out of every three children who
dies is from South Asia. While there has been progress in providing drinking water and
sanitation, over 900 million people, many of them children, still live without access to
improved sanitation facilities. The chapter 2 provides an insight into the progress made
by South Asian region as a whole with respect to MDGs. An attempt is made to compare
it with the progress made in other selected regions.
The region comprises eight countries, sharing some common features. All the
countries are signatories to the Millennium Declaration and are committed to achieve the
goals set by the declaration. The countries are striving for high growth rate to address
poverty, malnutrition, unemployment, mortality as high Human Developed Index (HDI).
While doing so, some countries have been able to record significant progress while the
performance of some has been dismal on many targets. It is important to note that not
even a single country is able to achieve all the targets by their specified deadline and
majority of the states are going to miss many targets by 2015. Chapter 3 discusses the
progress of MDGs among SAARC member countries.
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have been widely accepted as a
yardstick for measuring the development progress across the countries. India, as a
signatory to the Millennium Declaration (2000), aims at achieving the MDG by the year
2015. As per MDG mandate, the prime responsibilities for achieving these goals lie with
the individual countries. To monitor the progress globally, it is necessary to track the
progress nationally and identify the key obstacles.
Chapter 4 deals with India’s performance on Goal 1: Eradication of Poverty and
hunger. The chapter offers a comprehensive analysis of poverty and hunger in India.
Poverty has declined steadily in all states and for all social and religious groups.
Accelerated growth between fiscal years 2004–2005 and 2009–2010 led to an
accelerated decline in poverty rates. However, despite some successes, poverty and
hunger continues to be a major problem India. The Government has launched various
countrywide programmes for extending the benefits of its policy initiatives and
demonstrated its commitment by significant enhancement of allocations for these
programmes in the recent budgets. The chapter makes an analysis of some of the poverty
and hunger alleviation programmes pursued by the Government from time to time and
makes an evaluative analysis of MGNREGA.
The world has undergone some ‘seismic’ changes since the MDGs were framed.
Many countries have experienced remarkable growth rates. Scientific and technological
advances have begun to transform lives. Despite progress on some issues, such as on
eradicating extreme poverty, ensuring access to water, and tackling HIV/AIDS, the
international community will fail to reach most of the goals. In the face of climate
change, greater competition for resources and uncertain economic times, the scale of the
challenge now calls for a different approach — one that tackles the structural causes of
poverty and environmental degradation rather than merely the symptoms; one that
reflects a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape; and one that can respond to an
uncertain future. Dialogue on the ‘post-2015 agenda’2 is gathering pace. The UN ia
actively engaged in crafting goals which will replace MDGs after 2015. Meanwhile, non-
governmental organizations, UN agencies, academics, businesses and other stakeholders
have immersed themselves in local, national and regional debates.
The chapter 5 takes a short tour of the ‘post-2015’ stage, viewing it through a
wide lens to capture the breadth of the debates, and describe the major propositions.
Further, as many countries are going to miss many of the targets by the 2015 deadline,
the chapter discusses the barriers faced by countries in the achievement of MDGs with
particular focus on South Asia. focus on South Asia.
Finally, at the end, Chapter 6 concludes the whole work. The chapter includes a
set of suggestions and recommendations for member states of SAARC which could help
them to design their policies accordingly to make faster progress towards the goals. The
chapter also includes a list of recommendations for making Post- 2015 development
agenda more realistic, practical and more equitable.
Abbreviations
AAY : Antydaya Anna Yojana
AHS : Afghanistan Household Survey
AMS : Afghanistan Mortality Survey
APL : Above Poverty Line
ART : Antiretroviral Therapy
AWCs : Angan Wadi Centres
BBS : Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
BDHS : Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey
BDHS : Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey
BE : Budget Estimate
BLSS : Bhutan Living Standards Survey
BPL : Below Poverty Line
BSS : Behavioral Surveillance Survey
CBNT : Capacity Building and Training
CD : Community Development
CDS : Community Development Society
CPAW : Consumer Price for Agricultural Workers
CPI : Consumer Price Index
CPIW : Consumer Price for Industrial Workers
CPR : Contraceptive Prevalence Rate
DCI : Direct Calorie Intake
DCS : Department of Census and Statistics
DDP : Desert Development Programme
DHA : Designated Hill Area
DOTS : Directly Observed Treatment Short course
DPAP : Draught Prone Area Programme
DRDA : District Rural development Authority
DWCRA : Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas
EAS : Employment Assurance Scheme
EST & P : Employment through Skill Training and Placement
FAO : Food and Agricultural Organisation
FCI : Food Corporation of India
FPSs : Fair Price Shops
GHI : Global Hunger Index
GPI : Gender Parity Index
HCR : Head Count Ratio
HIES : Household Income and Expenditure Survey
HIPC : Highly Indebted Poor Countries
HLP : High Level Panel
IAEG : International Agency and Expert Group
IAY : Indira Awaas Yjana
ICDS : Integrated Child Development Services Scheme
ICPD : International Conference on Population and Development
IDGs : International Development Goals
IFPRI : International Food Policy Research Institute
IMF : International Monetary Fund
IMR : Infant Mortality Rate
IPCC : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPU : Inter Parliamentary Union
IRDP : Integrated Rural Development Programme
ISCAP : Independent South Asian Commission on Poverty Alleviation
ISHI : India State Hunger Index
ITDP : Integrated Tribal Development Programme
JGSY : Jawahar Gram Simridhi Yojana
JRY : Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
LDCs : Least Developed Countries
LLDC : Land Locked Developing Countries
MAF : MDGs Acceleration Framework
MDGs : Millennium Development Goals
MDM : Mid- Day Meal Scheme
MICS : Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
MMR : Maternal Mortality Rate
MMRP : Modified Mixed Reference Period
MOH : Ministry of Public Health
MOPH : Ministry of Health and Poulation
MPC : Monthly Per capita Consumption expenditure
MPI : Multi Poverty Index
MRP : Mixed Recall Period
MWS : Million Wells Scheme
NACO : National Aids Control Organisation
NACP : National Aids Programme
NER : Net Enrollment Ratio
NERICA : New Rice for Africa
NFHS : National Family Health Survey
NGOs : Non- Governmental Organisations
NHCs : Neighborhood Communities
NHGs : Neighborhood Groups
NOAPS : National Old Age Pension Scheme
NPC : National Planning Commission
NP-NSP : National Programme for Nutrtional Support to Primary education
NREP : National Rural Employment Programme
NRLM : National Rural Livelihood Mission
NRLM : National Rural Livelihood Mission
NRLM : National Rural Livelihood Mission
NRY : Nehru Rozgar Yojana
NRY : Nehru Rozgar Yojana
NRVA : National Risk And Vulnerability Assessment
NSS : National Sample Survey
NSSO : National Sample Survey Office
NULM : National Urban Livelihood Mission
NULM : National Urbal Livelihood Mission
ODA : Official Development Assistance
OECD : Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development
OPHI : Oxford Poverty and Human development Initiative
OWG : Open Working Group
PDHS : Pakistan Demographic Health Survey
PDS : Public Distribution System
PIHS : Akistan Integrated Health Survey
PLSM : Pakistan Living Standards Measurement Survey
PMIUPEP : Prime Minister’s Integtated Urban Poverty Eradication Programme
PRIs : Panchayati Raj Institutions
PRSP : Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
PSLSM : Pakistan Social & Living Standards Measurement Survey
RE : Revised Estimate
RLEGP : Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme
RPDS : Revamped ublic Distribution System
SAARC : South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SCSP : Schedule Caste Sub Plan
SDGs : SAARC Development Goals
SDGs : Sustainable Development Goals
SDHS : Sri Lanka Demographic and Health Survey
SEP : Self- Employment Programme
SGRY : Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
SGSRY : Swaran jayanti Shahari Rozdar Yojana
SHGs : Self Hel Groups
SITRA : Supply of Improved Toolkits to Rural Artisans
SM & ID : Social Mobilization & Institutional Development
STE-UP : Skill Training for Employment Promotion amongst Urban Poor
TPDS : Targeted Public Distribution System
TRYSEM : Training of Youth For Self Employment
TSP : Tribal Sub Plan
UBSP : Urban Basic Services for Poor
UCDN : Urban Community Development Network
UNCTAD : United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDG : United Nations Development Group
UNDP : United Nations Development Programme
UNEP : United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO : United Nations Economic and Social Council
UNESCO : United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organisation
UNFCCC `: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNICEF : United Nations Children’s Fund
UNO : United Nations Organisation
URP : Uniform Recall Period
USEP : Urban Self Employment Programme
UTs : Union Territories
UWEP : Urban Wage Employment Programme
UWSP : Urban Women Self-help Groups
WB : World Bank
CONTENTS
List of Tables
List of Figures
Particular Page No.
Chapter 1: Millennium development goals: A conceptual
understanding
1.1. Origin of Millennium development Goals .
1.1.1. From summit declarations to list of target:
DAC launches a document, shaping the
twenty first century: the role of
development cooperation
1.1.2. Framing of International Development
Goals: Responses and progress
1.1.3. Preparing for Millennium Assembly: ‘We
the Peoples’ and Millennium Declaration
1.1.4. From “We the Peoples” to the Millennium
Declaration &Millennium Assembly
1.1.5. The Millennium Declaration
1.1.6. From Millennium Declaration to the
Millennium Development Goals
1.2. UN Initiatives for Achieving Millennium
Development Goals
1.3. Synergies between the Goals
1.4. Evaluation of MDGs: Strengths & Weaknesses
1 – 36
1
24
29
32
Chapter 2: Progress of Millennium development goals: A cross
regional analysis
2.1. South Asia: An Introduction of Basic Data
2.1.1. Geography
2.1.2. Territory and Ethnic groups
2.1.3. Economy
2.1.4. Intra-regional trade
2.1.5. Inter-state conflict in South Asia
37 – 80
38
2.2 The Framing of SAARC Development Goals: A
South Asian Response to MDGs
2.3. Progress on Millennium Development Goals: A
Measure of Cross- Regional Analysis
44
Chapter 3: Measuring the Progress of MDGs in SAARC Member
states
81-134
Chapter 4: Elimination of poverty and hunger in India: A study of
hunger and poverty Eradication Programmes with
particular focus on MGNREGA
4.1. Poverty and Hunger Situation in India: An Analysis
4.2. Hunger Eradication Programmes in India
4.3. Poverty Alleviation Programmes in India: An analysis
with particular focus on MGNREGA
4.4. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): A right based
initiative towards poverty alleviation through
employment generation
135-194
135
153
166
185
Chapter 5: Problems in achieving millennium development goals in
south Asia a post-2015 MDG debate
5.1. Uneven Progress across Regions, Countries and
Indicators
5.2. Barriers in Achieving MDGs in SAARC Member
State
5.3. A Post- 2015 MDGs Debate: Development Agenda
beyond 2015
5.4. United Nations on Post- 2015 Development Agenda:
Appointment of High level Committees
195-223
195
204
212
215
Chapter 6: Conclusions and suggestions 224 – 246
Bibliography 247 – 266
Appendices
List of Tables
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Table 1 Millennium Development Goals and Targets 20-23
Table 2 Demographic Parameters of SAARC Countries 39
Table 3 Intra- regional trade (Export of major trading blocs) 41
Table 4 Intraregional trade (exports) of SAARC countries 1995-2008 42
Table 5 Types of conflict b/w the member- states of SAARC 43
Table 6 SAARC Development Goals 47-48
Table 7 Net Enrolment Ratio in Primary Education 57
Table 8 Proportion of Pupils Starting Grade 1 who Reach Grade 5 58
Table 9 Literacy Rate Youth Male and Female (15-24 years %) 58
Table 10 Under- Five Mortality Rates Per1,000 Live Births 63
Table 11 Percentage of Children (12-23 Months) Immunized against Measles (%)
65
Table 12 Antenatal Care Coverage, Unmet need for Family Planning, Adolescent Birth Rate
65
Table 13 HIV Prevalence, Adult Aged 15- 49, Percentage 71
Table 14 Incidence and Death Rates Associated with Malaria 73
Table 15 Incidence and Death Rates associated with Tuberculosis (per 100,000 population)
74
able 16 Emission of CO2, 1990, 2006 & 2010 (Billions of metric tons)
76
Table 17 Terrestrial Areas & Marine Areas Protected, 1990 & 2012 (%)
77
Table 18 Poverty Head Count Ratio at National Poverty Line, Percentage
83
Table 19 Poverty GAP Ratio at National Poverty line, percentage 85
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Table 20 Poorest Quintile’s Share in National Income/Consumption 86
Table 21 Employment to Population Ratio (%) 87
Table 22 Proportion of Employed People Living Below USD1 per Day (%)
87
able 23 Proportion of Own- Account workers in total Employment (percent)
88
Table 24 Proportion of under- weight children under five years of age 90
Table 25 Proportion of People below Minimum Level of Dietary Consumption(%)
91
Table 26 Net Enrollment Ratio in Primary Education, Percentage 92
Table 27 Proportion of Pupils Starting Grade 1 Who Reach Grade 5 93
Table 28 Literacy Rate of 15-24 Year Olds 95
Table 29 Gender Parity Index at Primary Level 97
Table 30 Gender Parity Index at Secondary Level 98
Table 31 Gender Parity Index at Tertiary Level 98
Table 32 Share of Women in Wage Employment in the Non- agricultural Sector
99
Table 33 Share of Women in National Parliament 101
Table 34 Under-5 Mortality Rate, Per 1,000 Live Births 102
Table 35 Infant Mortality Rate, Per 1,000 Live Births 103
Table 36 Proportion of One Year Old (12-23 months) Immunized against Measles Percentage
105
Table 37 Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 100,000 births) 106
Table 38 Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel 108
Table 39 Contraception Prevalence Rate (%) 110
Table 40 Antenatal Care Coverage (at least one visit) 111
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Table 41 HIV Prevalence among Population 15-49 years 113
Table 42 Proportion of Population with Advanced HIV Infection with Access to Antiretroviral Drugs
115
Table 43 Prevalence and Death Rated Associated with Malaria 116
Table 44 Prevalence and Death Rates Associated with Tuberculosis Per, 100,000 Populations
117
Table 45 Proportion of TB Cases Detected and Cured Under DOTS, % 119
Table 46 Proportion of Land Area Covered by Forest, % 121
Table 47 Carbon Dioxide Emission (metric tons per capita) 122
Table 48 Terrestrial and Marine Areas Protected to Total Territorial Areas, (%)
123
Table 49 Proportion of Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water Source, (%)
125
Table 50 Proportion of Population having access to Improved Sanitation Facility, (%)
126
Table 51 Net ODA Received (Percent of GNI) 128
Table 52 Net ODA Received Per Capita (Current US $) 128
Table 53 ODA Received (Million US $) 129
Table 54 External Debt Services as percentage of Exports of Goods & Services
129
Table 55 Fixed Telephone Subscription per 100 Inhabitants 133
Table 56 Cellular Subscriptions per 100 People 133
Table 57 Internet Users per 100 Populations 134
Table 58 Adjusted Per Capita Income 135
Table 59 Estimates of Poverty in India, Percent of Population 138
Table 60 Poverty Line and percentage of Poor (Expert Group Methodology)
140
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Table 61 Poverty estimates based on the 55th NSS Round year 1999-2000 (percent of population)
141
Table 62 Poverty estimates based on 61st NSS round year-2004-05 (percent)
142
Table 63 Poverty Estimates based on Tendulkar Methodology 144
Table 64 Geographical concentration of rural poor in select states and total poverty ratio at the state level (%)
145
Table 65 Underlying components of ISHI and ISHI scores 149
Table 66 Severity of India State Hunger, by State 151
Table 67 Performance of Public Distribution System (up to 1996) 155
Table 68 Allocation/ off take of Food grains under Annapurna Scheme 161
Table 69 Number of beneficiaries under Annapurna 162
Table 70 Year wise outlay under Mid-Day Meal Scheme (Rs.in crores) 163
Table 71 Physical and Financial performance of SGSY 171
Table 72 Physical & Financial achevements of IAY 178
Table 73 Financial performance (Cumulative) under SJSRY 1997-2011
180
Table 74 Physical performance (cumulative) under SJSRY (1997-2011)
180
Table 75 Financial/Physical Progress under SJSRY (2012-13) (Rs in crores)
180
Table 76 Financial and physical achievements under Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub Plan under SJSRY (for 2011-12 & 2012-13)
180
Table 77 Financial and Physical progress under NULM for 1st Jan. 2013-31st March 2014
184
Table 78 Financial and physical achievements under SCSP and TSP from 1stjan 2013 to 31st March 2014
184
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Table 79 Financial Performance of MGNREGA from 2006-07 to 2013-14(up to December 2013)
189
Table 80 Physical Performance of MGNERGA (2006-07 to 2013-2014 (Dec. 2013)
190
Table 81 Performance of MGNERGA during FY 2014-15 191-92
Table 82 Progress of Millennium Development Goals across Regions 200
Table 83 Progress of SAARC countries on selected indicators 203
Table 84 Illustrative list of Post-2015 Goals and Targets 217-19
Table 85 Sustainable Development Goals 221
List of Figures
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Figure 1 ODA from DAC countries as Percentage of GNI, 1960- 1995 6
Figure 2 Proportion of Population below $1.25 (PPP) Per Day 51
Figure 3 Poverty Gap Ratio at $1.25 (PPP) Per Day 52
Figure 4 Employment to population Ratio, percentage 53
Figure 5 Proportion of Employed People living below$1.25 (PPP) per day 54
Figure 6 Employment- to- Population Ratio, Women and Men, 2012 Percentage
54
Figure 7 Proportion of People who are undernourished, (percentage) 55
Figure 8 Proportion of Underweight Children under- five Years of Age 56
Figure 9 Gender Parity Index at Primary Education 59
Figure 10 Gender Parity Index at Secondary Education 60
Figure 11 Gender Parity Index at Tertiary Education 60
Figure 12 Share of Women in Non- agricultural Wage Employment (%) 61
Figure 13 Share of Women in National Parliament (Single or Lower House Only)
62
Figure 14 Neonatal Mortality Rates (Per 1,000 Live Births), percentage 64
Figure 15 Major Causes of deaths in children under age five 65
Figure 16 Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 100, 000 Live Births) 67
Figure 17 Proportion of People Living with HIV Who are Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy (percentage)
72
Figure 18 Forest Area as a Percentage of Land Area 75
Figure 19 Proportion of Population using Improved Drinking Water Sources 78
Figure 20 Proportion of Population Using Improved Sanitation Facilities 79
Figure 21 Trends in Nutritional Status of children 147
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Figure 22 Ranking of states within India from lowest to highest India state hunger Index score
151
Figure 23 Financial Progress of ICDS 158
Figure 24 Physical Progress of ICDS 159
Figure 25 Budget Outlays for SGRY ( Rs. in crores) 175
Figure 26 Physical Progress under SGRY (Persondays Generated in Crores) 175
Figure 27 Works Break up Under MGNREGA 2006-07-2013-14 (in Lakhs) 191
Figure 28 MDG progress across selected Indicators in Developing Country Regions
197-198
Figure 29 Country Disparities in the achievement of selected indicators 200