1Research Scholar, Department of Studies in Economics and Co-operation, University of Mysore, Mysore
2Associate Professor, Department of Studies in Economics, Karnataka University, Dharwad
This paper focuses on human development in Karnataka, role of the district wise, analyse the human development Index in Karnataka. The HDI value of the state has improved from 0.541 to 0.650 between 1991 to 2001 with 7th rank of the 15 Indian states were well above the national average 0.423 and 0.621 respectively during same period, It states that growth of human development has been important in terms of infant mortality, literacy rate and life expectancy. It highlights that district wise range from 0.753 with Bangalore urban, Karnataka taking the top position in 2001.
Human Development, UNDP, HDI, Life Expectancy at Birth, IMR
