Dr. Mahabub-ul-haq defined Human Development as “It is a process of enlarging the range of people’s choice, increasing their opportunities for education, health care, income and empowerment. It covers the full range of human choices from a. sound physical environment to economic, social and political freedom”.
Measuring of Human Development (HDI): Human Development Index is a composite index focusing on three basic dimensions of human development.
1. Health: Life expectancy at birth.
2. Education: Expected years of schooling for school age children and average years of schooling for the adult population.
3. Income: Measured by gross national income and per capital income.
