 "A labour works at a brick field on the eve of International Labour Day in Simna village, Agartala on Thursday, 30 April 2015 Picture by PTI")
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar did poorly on the human development index (HDI), as smaller states Haryana and Himachal improved in the last 27 years, said a report on Friday.
Industrial Gujarat and Maharashtra slipped in the HDI ranking between 1990 and 2017, while Haryana has improved the most, finds SBI Research in a report that is based on the data from Subnational HDI for the states.
Southern states continue to lead the pack on the crucial measure, where the country is ranked 130th globally, but are staring at a different trouble, the report noted.
The population in southern states is ageing fast and
