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2008 report
Rights, commitments and delivery: who gets what, when and how?
Himanshu Jha
Social Watch India

Government commitments to the right to justice, equality and liberty enshrined in the Constitution are laudable but not sufficient. They must be put into practice. The State faces a major challenge in formulating and implementing public policies that promote the accessibility, affordability and availability (the three A's) of basic social services to tens of millions of citizens still living below the poverty line (28% of the total population). Civil society campaigns are stepping in to ensure that promises to guarantee rights are actually fulfilled

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Progress and setbacks by key indicators see references
Slight progress  Undernourishment Significant progress  Population with access to sanitation
Significant progress  Under-5 children malnutrition Significant progress  Population with access to improved water sources
Significant progress  Literacy Stagnant  Malaria
Significant progress  Primary school enrolment rate Significant progress  Tuberculosis
Significant progress  Children reaching 5th grade Stagnant  People living with HIV/AIDS
Slight progress  Tertiary school enrolment rate Significant progress  Infant mortality
Slight progress  Internet users Significant progress  Under-5 mortality
Slight progress  Personal computers Slight progress  Births attended by skilled health personnel
Slight progress  Telephone mainlines Slight progress  Contraceptive use among currently in-union women aged 15-49
Slight regression  Scientists and engineers in research and development Significant regression  Literacy ratio gap
Significant progress  Information and communication technology expenditure Significant progress  Net primary enrolment ratio gap
Stagnant  Research and development expenditure Slight progress  gross tertiary enrolment ratio gap
Stagnant  Public health expenditure Slight regression  Activity rate gap
Stagnant  Public education expenditure Slight regression  Women in decision-making positions in government at ministerial level
Stagnant  Total debt service Stagnant  Seats in parliament held by women
Stagnant  Military expenditure  

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Signatures and ratifications by India
Human Rights International Treaties Total 9 ; signed 7 ; ratified 6 .
Table of ratifications of fundamental ILO conventions Total 7 ; not yet ratified 4 ; ratified 3 ; denounced 0 .
Treaties mentioned in the Millennium Declaration Total 10 ; signed 6 ; ratified 6 .
1186186000 Population
3287260 SQ KM
Capital: New Delhi
Currency: Rupee
Language: Hindi
BASIC CAPABILITIES INDEX   see references
71.1
GENDER EQUITY INDEX   see references
40
THE PRESENT SITUATION   see references
Food security   Countries below average
Education   Countries below average
Information, science and technology   Countries below average
Public expenditure   Countries below average
Environment   Countries below average
Health   Countries above average
Women’s reproductive health   Countries below average
Gender and education   Countries in worse situation
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Countries in worse situation
Women’s empowerment   Countries in worse situation
PROGRESS AND REGRESSION IN FOCUS   see references
Food security   Significant progress
Education   Significant progress
Information, science and technology   Stagnant
Public expenditure   Stagnant
Environment   Significant progress
Health   Significant progress
Women’s reproductive health   Slight progress
Gender and education   Stagnant
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Slight regression
Women’s empowerment   Slight regression
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