Disparities in socio-economic development: A district level analysis in Karnataka

The level of development was estimated with the help of composite index based on optimum combination of socio-economic indicators. The level of development has been separately estimated for agriculture, Animal husbandry, industry and transport and communication. In case of transport and communicatio...

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Published inInternational journal of agriculture environment & biotechnology Vol. 9; no. 6; p. 995
Main Authors Ramesh, B.N, Venu, K.B, Umesh, Olekar, Jagannath
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi New Delhi Publishers 01.12.2016
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Agriculture
Breeding of animals
Communication
Economic development
Livestock
Population
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Summary:The level of development was estimated with the help of composite index based on optimum combination of socio-economic indicators. The level of development has been separately estimated for agriculture, Animal husbandry, industry and transport and communication. In case of transport and communication sector, Bengaluru district ranked first and Chamarajnagar was least in development. Wide disparities were obtained in the level of development among different districts. Positive and significant association is found between the agriculture and industrial sector. Karnataka require improvement in various dimensions for enhancing the level of overall socio-economic development for unified balanced integration of curative, preventive and promotional services.
ISSN:0974-1712
2230-732X
DOI:10.5958/2230-732X.2016.00127.3