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HDI is the Index to measure the level of quality of life through the computing of Health Index, Education Index and Income Index. HDI ensures the level of attainment of quality of life.
Among the developed countries of the world, Norway stood superior at 1st rank achieving 0.944 HDI. It falls in the category of high human development countries, and is followed by Australia, Switzerland, Denmark respectively. Serbia, Afghanistan are some countries with low HDI.
Srilanka is the superior amongst...

Happy life indicator are those elements that ensures that an individual has lived happy, prosperous and productive life through the attainment of quality of life.
The different indicators are:
        - Small family size.
        - Quality education.
        - Birth spacing, etc.
The different indicator of quality of life are:

- Basic need oriented approach:
This approach was introduced by the ILO in 1970 AD. It was introduced replacing the...

a.    Quality of life and low quality of life.

b.    PQLI and HDI.

Poor health and sanitation in the society results the prevalence of communicable diseases. Furthermore, due to the wrong diet and lack of regular health checkup, large number of infants, mothers, children, etc. are getting different diseases that hampers the degree of quality of life. Hence, if we follow proper sanitation, our surroundings remains clean and healthy. As a result family can be healthy, prosperous and productive which help the family to uplift the standard of quality of life.

The marriage at appropriate age let the couples marry at the age they are able to bear the responsibilities of the parents. They will have good income generating skills. The proper age at marriage ensures good health of couples and their children. The proper birth spacing helps to maintain proper family size and health. This creates easiness for fulfilling other needs of the family too for attaining quality of life. Therefore, there is an important role of marriage at appropriate age and...

The basic needs oriented approach is one of the major approaches in the measurement of quality of life, especially for the developing countries. This approach attempts to define the minimum resources necessary for the long term physical well beings in terms of consumption of goods. According to this approach, the minimum basic needs of an individual must be fulfilled for the measurement of quality of life. Hence, basic needs approach is one of the important basis for the measurement of...

Gender equality means the equal enjoyment of rights, opportunities, life chances, etc. by both male and female.
Women empowerment is the process to make women educated, skillful, confident and competent in ever sector. Family cannot meet its standard of quality of life if women are not educated and skillful. Gender discrimination cannot give satisfaction and comfort to all individuals especially females. So, all women should be empowered, so that they can be equally active, skillful and work...