Abstract: In this paper an attempt has been made to analyze the impact of HDI (for the three time points 2000-05, 2007-10 and 2011-15), Income Index, Educational Achievement Index and Health Index (for the two time points 2000-05 and 2007-10) on Below Poverty Line population (BPL) for fifteen major states of India. Double log model with ordinary least square technique is used here. The results show that all the four factors - HDI, Income Index, Educational Achievement Index and Health Index are contributing significantly to decrease the below poverty line population over time. The HDI elasticity of BPL population is increasing between the time points 2000-05 and 2007-10. Similarly, the income elasticity, educational elasticity and health elasticity of BPL population are also significantly increasing between the time points 2000-05 and 2007-10.
Keywords: population, BPL population, Income Index, Educational Achievement Index, Health Index, Human Development, Poverty Reduction.
Title: Impact of Human Development on Poverty Reduction in India: A cross state Analysis
Author: Dr. Gargi Ghosh
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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