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Synopsis Analyzing the inter-state variations in the health status in India, the present study argues that the improvement in health status is an outcome of development measured not in terms of per capita income but in terms of overall social-economic conditions. It is assumed that the development is not simply a process of linear progression in various sectors, independent of one another, but an interdependent and integrated process. Therefore, the study lays emphasis on the identification of interrelationships between various socio-economic components in the process of development. The focus of study is on the degree of association between various socio-economic aspects of development, rather than the presumed dichotomy between medical care and development, in improving the health status. The specific objective is to identify the relationship between the health status, health care services and various components of development such as education, status of women, infrastructure, agriculture and industry at various levels of development.