Question

Kerala with lower par capita income has a better human development rankinking then Maharashtra. Hence per capita income is not be a useful criterion at all and should not be used to compare states. Do you agree? Discuss​

Answer 1

Kerala, with lower per capita income has a better human development ranking than Maharashtra because, human development ranking is determined using a combination of factors such as health, education, and income. So, this does not imply that per capita income is not useful.