Part - 1 CH - 3 Human Development — Geography STD 12 Humanities — Question

Human development is a process that enlarges people’s choices and improves their lives. The four pillars of Human Development

• Equity
• Sustainability
• Productivity
• Empowerment

Equity involves equal opportunity for all the citizens to improve their standard of living in all areas of life. Growth and development should be in such a way that it is sustainable in the long term. This specially relates to the preservation of the environment. Productivity is important for efficient use of scarce resources. Productivity also results ill higher production which leads to better satisfaction of human wants. Empowerment relates to giving more power to the people so that they are able to strengthen themselves socially and economically.