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
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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.

........................................................ ...........................................................
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.

1 – 36
Chapter 1: Millennium development goals: A conceptual
understanding
1
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 24
1.3. Synergies between the Goals 29
1.4. Evaluation of MDGs: Strengths & Weaknesses 32
Chapter 2: Progress of Millennium development goals: A cross 37 – 80
regional analysis

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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
 2.2 The Framing of SAARC Development Goals: A
South Asian Response to MDGs 44

2.3. Progress on Millennium Development Goals: A

Measure of Cross- Regional Analysis

Chapter 3: Measuring the Progress of MDGs in SAARC Member 81-134

states

Chapter 4: Elimination of poverty and hunger in India: A study of 135-194

hunger and poverty Eradication Programmes with
particular focus on MGNREGA

4.1. Poverty and Hunger Situation in India: An Analysis 135

4.2. Hunger Eradication Programmes in India 153

4.3. Poverty Alleviation Programmes in India: An analysis 166
with particular focus on MGNREGA

4.4. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment 185

Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): A right based
initiative towards poverty alleviation through
employment generation

Chapter 5: Problems in achieving millennium development goals in 195-223

south Asia a post-2015 MDG debate

5.1. Uneven Progress across Regions, Countries and 195

Indicators

5.2. Barriers in Achieving MDGs in SAARC Member 204

State
212
5.3. A Post- 2015 MDGs Debate: Development Agenda
beyond 2015

5.4. United Nations on Post- 2015 Development Agenda: 215

Appointment of High level Committees

Chapter 6: Conclusions and suggestions 224 – 246

Bibliography 247 – 266

Appendices
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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 65

Measles (%)

Table 12 Antenatal Care Coverage, Unmet need for Family Planning, 65

Adolescent Birth Rate

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 74

100,000 population)

able 16 Emission of CO2, 1990, 2006 & 2010 (Billions of metric 76

tons)

Table 17 Terrestrial Areas & Marine Areas Protected, 1990 & 2012 77
(%)

Table 18 Poverty Head Count Ratio at National Poverty Line, 83

Percentage

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 88

(percent)

Table 24 Proportion of under- weight children under five years of age 90

Table 25 Proportion of People below Minimum Level of Dietary 91

Consumption(%)

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- 99

agricultural Sector

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 105

against Measles Percentage

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 115

Access to Antiretroviral Drugs

Table 43 Prevalence and Death Rated Associated with Malaria 116

Table 44 Prevalence and Death Rates Associated with Tuberculosis 117

Per, 100,000 Populations

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 123

Areas, (%)

Table 49 Proportion of Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water 125

Source, (%)

Table 50 Proportion of Population having access to Improved 126

Sanitation Facility, (%)

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 & 129

Services

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 140

Methodology)
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Table 61 Poverty estimates based on the 55th NSS Round year 1999- 141
2000 (percent of population)

Table 62 Poverty estimates based on 61st NSS round year-2004-05 142

(percent)

Table 63 Poverty Estimates based on Tendulkar Methodology 144

Table 64 Geographical concentration of rural poor in select states and 145

total poverty ratio at the state level (%)

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- 180

2011

Table 74 Physical performance (cumulative) under SJSRY (1997- 180

2011)

Table 75 Financial/Physical Progress under SJSRY (2012-13) (Rs in 180

crores)

Table 76 Financial and physical achievements under Scheduled Caste 180

Sub Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub Plan under SJSRY (for
2011-12 & 2012-13)

Table 77 Financial and Physical progress under NULM for 1st Jan. 184
2013-31st March 2014

Table 78 Financial and physical achievements under SCSP and TSP 184
from 1stjan 2013 to 31st March 2014
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Table 79 Financial Performance of MGNREGA from 2006-07 to 189

2013-14(up to December 2013)

Table 80 Physical Performance of MGNERGA (2006-07 to 2013-2014 190

(Dec. 2013)

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

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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 54

Percentage

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 62

Only)

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 72

Antiretroviral Therapy (percentage)

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 151
hunger Index score

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 197-198

Regions

Figure 29 Country Disparities in the achievement of selected indicators 200