Development and Deprivation in Karnataka-A District-Level Study

Applying human development index to districts of Karnataka, certain features of development in the state stand out In spite of the variety of HDIs, the ranking among districts is more or less stable. But there is a high range of variation within the state reflecting large intrastate disparity in development. This suggests that sustained political support to an across-the-board improvement in each district is essential if the HDI is to show improvement.