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8.6 Selection <strong>of</strong> Socio-Economic Development<br />

Indicators:<br />

Development 1s a multi-dimentional phenomenon.<br />

Its def<strong>in</strong>ition varies widely among social scientists,<br />

economists, geographers, sociologists, etc. However,<br />

<strong>in</strong> the present study our major concern is to obta<strong>in</strong><br />

the levels <strong>of</strong> socio-economic development <strong>of</strong> districts.<br />

In order to arrive at this objective 23 <strong>in</strong>dicators<br />

have been considered which are ma<strong>in</strong>ly based on<br />

the availability <strong>of</strong> comparable data. The ma<strong>in</strong><br />

sectors from where these <strong>in</strong>dicators have been drawn<br />

concern with agriculture, <strong>in</strong>dustry, health, education,<br />

transport <strong>and</strong> comnunication, power <strong>and</strong> bank<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

By select<strong>in</strong>g 23 <strong>in</strong>dicators <strong>of</strong> development from<br />

different sectors <strong>of</strong> the economy we are <strong>in</strong>troduc<strong>in</strong>g<br />

diversity <strong>in</strong> content to suit the broad canvass that<br />

-development- encompasses. By diversity <strong>in</strong> content<br />

we mean that the <strong>in</strong>dicators selected reflect the<br />

various dimensions <strong>of</strong> development.<br />

By do<strong>in</strong>g so we<br />

would expect more accurate <strong>and</strong> representative levels<br />

<strong>of</strong> development <strong>of</strong> districts. The list <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>dicators<br />

selected to obta<strong>in</strong>--the <strong>in</strong>dex <strong>of</strong> socio-economic<br />

development are as followsl

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