Human Development Index — Measurements, changes and evolution

The Human Development Index (HDI) was introduced in 1990 by UNDP in its First Human Development Report. The index is used for bringing forward the human development profile of countries of the world and thus in ranking and categorizing them on the basis of HDI scores. Since then the HDI has attracted great deal of attraction from critics, policy makers, development thinkers and its advocates. In reaction to the diversified views and opinion, the methodology of the HDI has undergone certain changes from time to time. This paper is a humble effort to throw light on those changes.