In our country, we have prepared the National Human Development Report by capturing the process of development and well being of people from two perspectives, the “conglomerative” perspective, which takes into account advances made by the society as a whole and the “deprivational” perspective which assesses the status of the deprived in a society.
It is believed that both these perspectives should be measured and assessed to adequately understand the process of development. Hence, the National Human Development Report (NHDR) of the Planning Commission uses indicators that extend beyond those of economic, educational and health attainments.