The Hindu Business Line : Women in Andhra Pradesh better off, says report

Hyderabad, June 8 The first-ever Human Development Report of Andhra Pradesh prepared by the Hyderabad-based Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) states that women in Andhra Pradesh were better placed compared with the all-India situation in terms of gender disparity.

“The participation of women in public sphere has improved the functioning of the public institutions delivering the child services and reduced the discriminatory practices against women and children,” the report titled ‘Human Development Report - Andhra Pradesh’ released by the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has said.

“The report throws light on the human development indicators and it encompasses human development indices, computed both for State and districts. The purpose of the report is to provide an independent and objective assessment of the status of human development,” a release from the Chief Minister’s office said.

The report hails Andhra Pradesh for a host of social movements.

Green revolution

It states that Andhra Pradesh is the forerunner of the green revolution and also holds the uniqueness in participatory institutions and associations of stakeholders (water users, Joint Forest Management, women and other self-help groups etc.)

It also lauds the State for its achievements in higher education, particularly in fields of technical, engineering and medicine, IT.

For sustaining these trends, it has suggested that the State invests in infrastructure and improves the quantity and quality of the social sector.

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