The
 United
 Nations
 Human
 Development Programme's
 Human
 Development
 Report
 (HDR) 2025
ranked
India
130
out
of
193
countries
on
the Human
Development
Index
(HDI),
marking
a
steady rise
 in
 the
 country's
 ranking
 over
 the
 years.
 India continues
 to
 remain
 in
 the
 medium
 human development
category.
In
India,
14
states
were
in
the high
human
development
category
in
2017-18,
and Haryana
was
one
of
them.
The
contribution
of
HDRs to
 a
 better
 understanding
 of
 critical
 development parameters
 has
 been
 well
 acknowledged
 and reflected
 in
 the
 continued
 production
 of
 these reports
at
the
global
level
(documenting
the
progress of
countries)
and
at
the
national
level
(documenting the
progress
of
states
within
a
country).
While
India has
been
producing
HDRs
at
the
sub-state
level
for over
two
decades
now,
they
have
been prepared for only some districts across eight states. With this district HDR for Sonipat, the number of states with at least one district HDR increases to nine.