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What does this table show? The The problem does not end with first column of the table shows that Infant Mortality Rate. The last in Kerala, out of 1000 children born, column of Table 1.4 shows that 6 died before completing one year of about one-third of the children aged age but in Haryana the proportion of 15–17 years in Bihar are not childrendyingwithinoneyearofbirth attending school in secondary was 28, which is nearly three times classes. This means that if you went more than that of Kerala.Ontheother to school in Bihar nearly one-third hand, the per capita income of of your class friends would be Haryana is more than that of Kerala missing. Those who could have been as shown in Table 1.3. Just think of in school are not there! If this had how dear you are to your parents, happenedtoyou,youwouldnotbeable think of how every one is so happy to read what you are reading now. whenachildisborn. Now,trytothink of parents whose children die before theyevencelebratetheirfirstbirthday. How painful it must be to these parents? Next, note the year to which this data pertains. This was during 2018. So we are not talking of old times;itis70 years after independence when our metro cities are full of high rise buildings and shopping malls! Most babies require basic healthcare PUBLIC FACILITIES How is it that the average person in Actually for many of the important Haryana has more income than the things in life the best way, also the average person in Kerala but lags cheapest way, is to provide these behind in these crucial areas? The goods and services collectively. Just reason is — money in your pocket think – will it be cheaper to have cannotbuyallthegoodsandservices collective security for the whole that you may need to live well. So, locality or for each house to have its income by itself is not a completely own security staff? What if no one, adequateindicatorofmaterialgoodsand otherthanyou,inyourvillageorlocality services that citizens are able to use. is interested in studying? Would you be For example, normally, your money able to study? Not unless your parents cannot buy you a pollution-free couldaffordtosendyoutosomeprivate environment or ensure that you get school elsewhere. So you are actually unadulterated medicines, unless you able to study because many other can afford to shift to a community that childrenalsowanttostudyandbecause alreadyhasallthesethings. Moneymay manypeoplebelievethatthegovernment also not be able to protect you from should open schools and provide other infectious diseases, unless the whole offacilitiessothatallchildrenhaveachance yourcommunitytakespreventivesteps. to study. Even now, in many areas, children, particularly girls, are not able to go to high school because the government/society has not provided adequatefacilities. D EVELOPMENT 11 Reprint 2026-27