USED to measure a COUNTRY's overall achievement in its social and economic dimensions.It was first developed by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq in the year 1990.It combines 4 major indicators-Life expectancyExpected YEARS of schoolingMean years of schoolingGross NATIONAL Income per capita for standard of LivingHDI is published by UNDP.Out of 189 countries, INDIA has ranked 131 on the Human Development Index 2020.With an HDI value of 0.645, the country fell in the medium human development categoryHeadquarters-UNDP - New York, USAIMF - Washington DC, USAUNICEF - New York, USAUNCTAS - Geneva, Switzerland