Abstract
The achievements of various States in the spheres of female literacy and other social development facets show that social development indicators like life expectancy and infant mortality are closely linked to the level of female literacy-the higher the female literacy rate, the lower is the infant mortality rate and the higher the life expectancy; conversely, the lower the female literacy rate, the higher is the infant mortality rate and the lower the life expectancy. The data show also that States which had achieved a high level of social development had a lesser gender disparity in the spheres of education and health, while conversely, States which had a low social development profile had greater gender disparity. Kerala, with a moderate income level, has done remarkably well in the area of social development in contrast to Punjab, which, in spite of being an economically better off State, has a far from satisfactory showing in the social sectors.
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