(a) Examine the importance of public facilities for the development.

(i) There are many activities which are the primary responsibility of the government.

(ii) The government must spend it on these. Providing health and education facilities for all is one example.

(iii) Running proper schools and providing quality education, particularly elementary education, is the duty of the government.

(iv) The Government also needs to pay attention to aspects of human development such as the availability of safe drinking water.

(v) The Government should also provide housing facilities.

(vi) PDS (Public Distribution System).

(vii) It is also the duty of the government to take care of the poorest and the most ignored regions of the country through increased spending in such areas.

(b) Which organization publishes the Human Development Report and What criteria does it use to compare countries? Examine.

A.

(i) Human Development Report is published by United Nation Development Programme (UNDP).

B. Criteria:

(i) Educational levels of the people,

(ii) Health status

(iii) Per capita income.