♦ India ranked 134 in the 2022 Human Development Index (HDI). This report was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). India ranked 135 in the 2021 HDI index. A total of 193 countries were ranked in 2022 and 191 countries in 2021. 

♦ India’s human development index (HDI) value saw an increase from 0.633 to 0.644 in 2022. India’s HDI value was 0.633 in 2021, down from 0.642 in 2020.

♦ In 2022, India saw improvements across all HDI indicators – life expectancy, education and Gross National Income (GNI) per capita. Life expectancy rose from 67.2 to 67.7 years, expected years of schooling reached 12.6, mean years of schooling increased to 6.57 and GNI per capita saw an increase from $6,542 to $6,951.