Explain briefly the method to calculate PQLI. - Vidyadip

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Explain briefly the method to calculate $PQLI.$

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Formulation of physical Quality of Life Index $(PQLI):$

Three indicators namely, literacy, life expectancy and infant mortality rate together form the index for physical quality of life.
Each indicator is measured on the scale of $1$ to $100$ where $1$ represents the worst performance by any country and $100$ is the best performance.

Steps to calculate Physical Quality of Life Index:

Find percentage of the population that is literate $($literacy rate$)$
Find the infant mortality rate
Find the life expectancy
Physical Quality of Life Index $= \frac{\text { Literacy rate }+\text { Infant mortality rate index }+\text { Life expectancy index }}{3}$

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