VICE PRESIDENT RELEASES 'DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY INDEX REPORT FOR INDIA AND MAJOR STATES'

The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari released the 'District Development and Diversity Index Report for India and Major States' brought out by Dr. Abu Saleh Shariff at a function here today. Addressing on the occasion, the Vice President said that this Report is an important work of research and analysis, aimed at increasing socio-economic inclusion and participatory decision-making at grassroots level. This exercise aims at assessing and computing the levels of development and equity of access to that development for each district in the country and it will prove to be an effective tool for all stakeholders. He called upon them to quantify the need for equal opportunity.