Why does kerala have a better …

Kerala has a better Human Development Index ranking in comparison to Punjab even though Punjab has a higher per capita income in comparison to Kerala because of the following reasons. Education: Kerala has a higher level of literacy rate than Punjab. In fact the literacy rate of Kerala is the highest in India. In Kerala the literacy rate is ninety-one per cent which is almost as high as that of China. This is mainly because education has been made available to everyone in Kerala whether they are upper caste or the lower caste. There is no bias in the field of education which is one of the major reasons why Kerala has a better HDI than Punjab. Health care: The health care facilities in Kerala are far better than those in Punjab. Kerala has over 2700 government medical hospitals with 330 beds per 1 00 000 population which is the highest in India making it achieve a higher ranking in the HDI. Politics: The political parties in Kerala have taken steps for genuine welfare of the people and have invested intelligently and methodologically in the field of health and education. The government of Kerala has even worked for the land reforms in the State to support the people.