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Enumerate the basic indicators of development and explain their application in identification of the spatial diversity in development in India.

  • UPSC 2013
  • Regional Development and Planning

Development is no longer read as output alone but as the expansion of what people can actually be and do — the capability formulation of Amartya Sen — so an indicator set must proxy ends, not only means.

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  • The Basic Indicators
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