Socioeconomic Inclusion of Indian States and UTs

Abstract

The progress towards inclusiveness is more difficult to assess because inclusiveness is a multidimensional concept. Inclusive growth affects poverty, significant improvement in health outcomes, universal access for children to schools, increased access to higher education and improvement in standard of life, as well as skill development in each class, caste, religion, region, sex, etc. The current 5-year plan is very much focused on inclusiveness within the country. The Rao-Manmohan model was basically based on the crisis on that time; therefore, this model developed exclusion in terms of development in some regions, class, religions etc., within the country. This paper deals with an inclusive index, which can measure the different states’ inclusiveness. The data were collected from the census of India 2011 and from the report of the planning commission 2013. Appropriate statistical techniques have been used to analyse the data and come to the conclusion that states like Goa, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, etc., are more inclusive states and some others like Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, U.P., Madhya Pradesh, etc., are more exclusive states from the reform and not implemented efficiently many welfare-oriented programmes.