(i)Two developmental goals of prosperous farmers from punjab
(a)High family income through higher support prices of their crops and through hand working and cheap labourers.
(b)Ability to get their children settle abroad.
(ii)Kerala has a higher Human Development Index than Punjab because of the following reasons:
(a)Kerala has low infant mortality rate. In 2003, out of 1000 children born alive 11 died before completing one year of age, but in Punjab the proportion of children dying within one year of birth is 49, which is nearly five times more.
(b)The literacy rate of Kerala (91%) is higher than Punjab (70%)

(i)besides seeking more income, one way or the other, people also seek things like equal treatment, freedom, security and respect of others.
(ii)They resent discrimination. All these are important goals
(iii)In fact in some cases these may be more important than more income or more consumption because material goods are not all that we need to live
(iv)The quality of our life also depends on non-material things.
(v)There are many things that are not easily measured but they mean a lot to our lives. It will be wrong to conclude that what cannot be measured is not important.
(vi)For development people look at a mix of goals. If women are engaged in paid work, their dignity in the household and society increases. A safe and secure environment may allow more women to take up a variety of jobs or run a business
(vii)Hence the developmental goals that people have are not only about better income but also other important things in life.

(a)UNDP
(b)Three indicators are - Educational level of people, Health status and Per capita income.

It refers to the education and health along with income as an important part to achieve well-being of the human resources. The countries which provide these basic necessities progress faster than other countries.

(i)It is important because future generations should not suffer due to the development programmes of the present generation.
(ii)Issue of sustainability consider judicious use of resources, adopt measures to prevent environmental pollution and to avoid wastages.

It is the average income of a citizen. It is calculated by dividing the total income of the country by the population. The per capita income of an Indian is US $ 1340.4 per annum in 2010 (in 2012 US $ 1530).

Sri Lanka tops all the four categories for the highest per capita income, life expectancy, literacy rate and gross enrolment ratio. It also has the highest HDI rank among the given countries. Bangladesh is at the bottom for the category of literacy rate (41%). Nepal is at the bottom in terms of the HDI rank of the selected countries. Myanmar is at the bottom for the categories of per capita income and life expectancy at birth. Pakistan occupies the lowest position in the gross enrolment for all three categories.

Sustainable development means the judicious use od natural resources in such a way that they not only fulfill the needs of the present generation but also of the future generations. Sustainable development in an uncontrolled manner will not only lead to fast depletion of resources but will also result in stagnation of economies of the world. Sustainable development ensures stable and regular development of a country's economy.

Yes, I agree that per capita income is not a useful crieterion at all and should not be used to compare states. We can understand this fact with the help of the statistics of two states, Kerala and Punjab. The per capita income of Punjab (Rs.26,000) is higher than Kerala (RS 22,800). However, the infant mortality rate (49) and literacy rate (70%) in Punjab are much lower than Kerala (infant mortality rate-11 and literacy rate-91%). The above data clearly shows that per capita income alone cannot be used for measuring the development of a nation or a state.

Fire wood is the main source of energy in rural India, Coal, petroleum and natural gas are used extensively for the production of energy. These sources are non-renewable resources i.e., they are exhaustible.
In aboutfifty years of time, we can hope to see various new renewable resources of energy being used on a much larger scale than they are used now. Solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, tidal energy and bio-gas made from the cow dung can be used extensively in future. Besides being renewable resources, these are also environment friendly. a nation or a state.

The World Bank measures the development based only on per capita income, while the UNDP's Human Development Report measures the development in terms of per capita income, literacy rates and general health standards of the people.

World Bank uses the per capita income of the country as the principal criterion for classifying the countries as rich or poor. Per capita income is the average income of the people of a country in a given year. This criterion of classification has number of limitations. They are
(i)World Bank does not give equal importance to other factors such as literacy rates and general health standards of the people which plays an important role in defining the quality of life.
(ii)The per capita income does not reflect information about the unequal distribution of income among the people.
(iii)Classification by income does not necessarily display the development status because economics in one group do not experience similar level of development.

When we look at the figures related to Human Development Index, India lags behind on several parameters. Although the life expectancy, infant mortality, and literacy rate have shown improvement in 2011 census, much more needs to be done. Given the vast population of India, the absolute number of infants how die before completing one year is very high. This can be attributed to lack of proper health care, drinking water, sanitation and nutrition; especially in rural areas. India needs to develop facilities to improve on these parameters to become a developed country.

Purchasing power parity is another important property of income; while comparing two or more societies. Purchasing power parity shows the ability of people to purchase some items which are taken for comparison.

Income can enable people to atleast make provision for basic necessities of life. If the average income of a country is on a higher side, its changes of faring better on development.