Capability Approach to the Analysis of Disability of Children in India

Capability Approach to the Analysis of Disability of Children in India | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Capability Approach to the Analysis of Disability of Children in India Gautam Bhowmik, Utpal Kumar De This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9242811/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 5 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The essence of sustainable human development is that everyone should have equal access to development opportunities now and in future. Disability appears when an individual is not capable of receiving practical opportunities due to any form of impairment. According to Prof Amartya Sen, there is a negative association between disability and the level of human development. Greater the prevalence of disability, lower the level of human development and lower will be the wellbeing of human society. The last two census data in India reveal high prevalence of disability which is a great concern to us. Now economic development can be viewed as inclusiveness of disabled persons through expansion of opportunities and transforming them into productive capital. This paper studies the high prevalence of disability of children (0-4- & 5-9-years age group) in across Indian states over periods of 2001 and 2011 by using an index. Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, like the measure of concentration of disability of children across the states is computed and the impacts of various determinants on disability has been examined. Lack of ante-natal care, incidence of poverty, lack of immunization, insufficient institutional birth facilities, and early marriage or teenage pregnancy are found to be some crucial factors influencing disability and causing non-inclusiveness. Health Deprivation Disability Index Herfindahl-Hirschman Index Ante Natal Care Inclusive Education Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Supplementary Files DBSummaryreportModifiedManuscript.pdf Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Reviewers agreed at journal 08 May, 2026 Reviewers invited by journal 06 May, 2026 Editor assigned by journal 27 Apr, 2026 Submission checks completed at journal 23 Apr, 2026 First submitted to journal 23 Apr, 2026 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. 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