Health Status, Income and Expenditure Level in Rural Haryana

Abstract

Welfare and wellbeing of the people has been the main concern for every country. Until last few decades, it was believed that the condition of the people can be improved with the help of economic growth. Economic growth was defined as sustained increase in the amount of goods and services per head of the population. But, soon it was realized that a mere increase in output per capita may not lead to substantial improvement in living standard or wellbeing of people. At the most it may be necessary but not sufficient for better life of the people because per capital output can increase in a sustained manner without, improving the material welfare of the people with lowest income, eradicating the mass poverty, reducing illiteracy, eliminating disease, reducing inequalities and poor nourishment.