1  North Eastern States excluding Assam was taken together as one entity and therefore only 23 States were compared HDI ranking in the India Human Development Report 2011, Government of India.
BIS central bankers’ speeches  5  The share of households having access to basic civic amenities such as safe drinking water and electricity remains relatively low compared to the national average, though there has been substantial gains in the decade between 2001 and 2011. Similarly ownership of household assets such as television, telephone and mechanised personal transport remains lower than the national average.