CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN HARYANA

The emphasis on GDP per capita has been long cross examined as the sole measure of development. Does this parameter offers holistic insights about the distributional efficiency and welfare assessment at all levels? Considering it, the paper tries to interpret HDI ‘with caution' and gauge into the trickle-down effect of development process in general with special reference to Haryana while analysing attainment and deprivation dimensions in particular.