An analysis of economic, social and environmental indicators of poll-bound Karnataka shows that the State features at the bottom half of many measures and also its performance relatively worsened between 2015-16 and 2019-21. While the State’s per capita GDP has improved leaps and bounds over the years, the growth has not translated to better outcomes in educational, health-related and sanitation-related measures. Moreover, the State’s relatively better economic performance has come at a cost with Karnataka lagging behind on environment-related indicators.
Table 1 | The table lists Karnataka’s rank on social indicators and its actual score in a parameter in 2019-21, 2015-16 and 2005-06. It shows the change in Karnataka’s rank in 2019-21, compared to 2015-16.
