Index of Freedom from‘Want’ 7.10 Overall Index of Freedom from‘Want’ The summary of the group of indices is shown in Table 7.10. Overall, the Index of Freedom from‘Want’ shows a rising trend after 2001-02 and reaches a peak in 2017-18. Thereafter, it has fallen somewhat. It currently has an index value of about 0.5. Table 7.10: Index of Freedom from'Want' Group 2001­02 2005­06 2010­11 Income 0.240 0.387 0.418 Food Security 0.547 0.389 0.425 Employment& Wages 0.379 0.467 0.456 Shelter 0.475 0.540 0.548 Energy Security 0.471 0.557 0.565 Health 0.313 0.309 0.267 Education 0.257 0.357 0.364 Women 0.321 0.405 0.562 Children 0.460 0.375 0.516 OVERALL FREEDOM FROM‘WANT’ INDEX 0.371 0.413 0.446 2015­16 0.554 0.500 0.510 0.556 0.590 0.308 0.522 0.555 0.616 0.515 2017­18 0.609 0.443 0.590 0.554 0.491 0.391 0.509 0.590 0.664 0.532 2018­19 0.626 0.396 0.525 0.506 0.438 0.351 0.491 0.590 0.688 0.502 2021-22 (Latest year) 0.630 0.440 0.505 0.564 0.438 0.398 0.479 0.612 0.752 0.525 Chart 7.12: Trends of Indices INDEX OF INCOME INDEX OF FOOD SECURITY 65