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Politics and polls apart, Himachal Pradesh citizens better off than Gujarat in social index but earn little less

IndiaSpend • December 18, 2017, 07:50:06 IST
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IndiaSpend analysed different government data and found that while Himachal Pradesh’s per capita income is almost equal to Gujarat’s, the Himalayan state is better off in six of seven social indicators we considered: Infant mortality rate (IMR), sex ratio, literacy rate among men and women, underweight prevalence among children, crime rate against women and crime rate against scheduled castes (SCs).

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Politics and polls apart, Himachal Pradesh citizens better off than Gujarat in social index but earn little less

By Devanik Saha With the Himachal Pradesh polls due on 9 November, 2017, and Gujarat on 14  December, 2017, there has been a raging  electoral debate on development between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the two primary contenders for power in each state. Since 1990, Gujarat has been governed by the BJP for the 22 years. Over the same period, Himachal Pradesh has been alternatively governed by the Congress and the BJP—15 years by the Congress and 12 by the BJP—according to Election Commission  data. IndiaSpend analysed different government data and found that while Himachal Pradesh’s per capita income is almost equal to Gujarat’s, the Himalayan state is better off in six of seven social indicators we considered: Infant mortality rate (IMR), sex ratio, literacy rate among men and women, underweight prevalence among children, crime rate against women and crime rate against scheduled castes (SCs). Among 29 states, Gujarat is India’s second-most industrialised state by gross valued added, its state gross domestic product is fourth-highest in the country, and it is ranked fifth by per capita income, according to government data, IndiaSpend reported on 2 November, 2017.   Source:  Reserve Bank of India Note: Base year: 2011-12 (at constant prices) Despite Gujarat’s economic power—the state produces almost  7.5 percent of India’s gross domestic product—Himachal Pradesh does better on select social indicators, barring the rate of cognisable crimes (which the police can investigate without a magistrate’s order) against women. While Gujarat registered 26.3 crimes per 100,000 women, the figure was 37.4 in Himachal Pradesh, according to 2015  data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). In relation to cognisable crimes against SCs, Gujarat reported 25.7 crimes per 100,000 SCs, compared to 5.5 in Himachal Pradesh,  data shows. In Gujarat, 95 of 100 suspects in crimes against SCs are acquitted, IndiaSpend  reported on 23 July, 2016. More than  39 percent of children in Gujarat are underweight: The national average is  36 percent (compared with  21 percent in Himachal Pradesh), according to the National Family Health Survey 2015-16, which has the latest data. Gujarat is  ranked 25th among 29 states: Only ahead of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.  

Himachal Pradesh Tops Gujarat On Social Indicators
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Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1,000 live births)
Women who are literate (In %)
Men who are literate (In %)
Children under 5 years who are underweight (In %)
Sex Ratio (Females per 1,000 males)
Crime Against Women (Cases per 100,000 population)
Cognisable Crimes against SCs (Cases per 100,000 population)

Source: National Family Health Survey 2015-16 ( Himachal Pradesh,  Gujarat);  National Crime Records Bureau;  Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2015

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As many as 33 infants die per 1,000 live births in Gujarat, compared to 28 in Himachal Pradesh, according to the  Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2015, the latest available data. In Gujarat, there are 919 women per 1,000 men, compared to 972 women per 1,000 men in Himachal Pradesh, according to census data. The sex ratio of 919 in Gujarat declined from 920 in 2001, though there was an improvement in the child sex-ratio: From 883 to 890 between 2001 and 2011, IndiaSpend  reported on 23 June, 2015. Among urban areas, Mahesana (762 girls per 1,000 boys) in Gujarat reported the lowest child sex ratio in India, followed by Agra (772) and Modinagar (778) in Uttar Pradesh, and English Bazaar (781) in West Bengal, IndiaSpend  reported on 2 August, 2017. Devanik Saha is an MA Gender and Development graduate from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. For more updates, check  here Click here to follow LIVE updates of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election results

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