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| The study involves analyzing the nutritional profile in India. It found that calorific deficiency is more severe than poverty levels indicate. The impact of the public distribution system was also studied. The study was conducted in collaboration with Amaresh Dubey of North-Eastern Hill University. |
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| This study identified the worst districts in India. The identification in this exercise was therefore based on six indicators, income poverty (poverty ratios), hunger, infant mortality rate, immunization, literacy rate, and enrollment ratios. The results have been published as a book by Konark Publishers, New Delhi. |
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| The Economic Freedom Index considers:- “freedom in terms of personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to compete, protection of persons and property and availability of legal and monetary arrangements that not only protect property rights of owners, but also ensures an even handed enforcement of contracts”. The purpose of this study is to provide a rating for every state in terms of economic freedom. It also highlights the changes in ranking of the states compared to the previous year and investigates the causes for change. For instance, while Gujarat has moved down from the first to second place mainly due to degradation in legal structure, Bihar, Assam and Uttaranchal have continued to rank at the bottom. |
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