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Indian Case Studies: An Introduction
Indian Case Studies: An Introduction
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By contrast, Haryana, located in a semiarid/arid environment, has wider disparities between the rich and the poor, one of the highest population growth rates in the country, a very low literacy rate, and a relatively low level of gender empowerment. Benefiting from its location in the Green Revolution belt of the country, Haryana, as a major exporter of food to the rest of the country, contributes substantially toward self-sufficiency in food at the national level.
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The present state of Kerala was formed in 1956 by merging two more densely populated states Travancore in the south and Cochin (which had a long history of progressive social policies) , now the central regionwith the more sparsely populated Malabar District in the north which was part of the Madras Presidency during British rule.
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On the basis of physiography and drainage, the state can be divided into an eastern semiarid but wellirrigated plain, a western arid plain which has severe wind erosion, sand dunes, and a deeper water table, and a southern plain which has the rocky outcrops of the Aravalli hill range. In contrast to Kerala, the climate of Haryana is continental, with a hot, dry summer from March to tune, a rainy monsoon season from fuly to September, and a cold winter from October to February.
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Haryana, though very prosperous economically, is weighed down by issues centered on human resource development.
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