Puducherry tops Social Progress Index, TN and Kerala among top 10
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By Ajay Tomar
December 22, 2022
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Social Progress Index
(SPI) assesses the country’s social progress across three parameters: Basic human needs, foundations of well-being, and opportunity.
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The SPI is a comprehensive tool to draw the attention of officials to areas requiring intervention and to prioritise public investments.
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Basic human needs comprised basic medical care, water and sanitation, shelter and personal safety.
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Well-being included access to basic knowledge, access to information and communication, health and wellness, and environmental quality.
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Opportunity captured the importance of inclusiveness, personal freedom and choice highlighting the importance of ensuring the personal safety.
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Puducherry topped the list scoring 65.99 out of 100, followed by Lakshadweep with a score of 65.89.
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Among the states, Tamil Nadu scored 63.33 to grab the sixth rank, while Kerala came ninth, scoring 62.05.
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Karnataka was placed in tier three, the “upper middle social progress”, behind Uttarakhand but ahead of Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi and Manipur.
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Among the south Indian states, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana fared poorly and were categorised as “lower middle social progress”.
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