Socio Economic Development in Mizoram: District Level Analysis

The present study assesses the pattern of disparities in socio-economic development at the district level in Mizoram applying Z score standardized technique through Statistical Package for Social Science(SPSS)which rank the eight districts of Mizoram according to their level of development. Based upon selected socioeconomic development indicators, the districts are classified into three levels of developmental categories according to the values of the constructed development index. The results showthatwide disparities in the level of socio economic development existamongthedifferentdistrictsof Mizoram. Thestudysuggeststhatlowdeveloped districts require improvement in most of the indicators for improving their level of overall socio-economic development.