KarnatakaThe developmental milieu of Karnataka is dominated by the urbanised and better performing districts thus masking the poor status of the northern region of the state. Performance of these districts is much poorer in the areas of literacy, school enrolment, health, nutrition and household infrastructure. Poor state of transportation and communication infrastructure and lack of qualified staff, irregularity and non accountability of bureaucracy are some of the reasons for this situation.
Hence, there has to be new thinking and reinvigorated focus to address the problems of north Karnataka.
UNICEF in Karnataka Advocacy and Partnership in Karnataka specially focuses on harnessing the strong civil society base by strengthening their knowledge base through collective participation and data sharing. The other focus will remain to strengthen the partnerships already in place by responding to the emerging opportunities to sensitise the stakeholders about the situation of children. Social Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Given the growth disparities between northern and southern parts of Karnataka Social Policy programme focuses on policy influencing at the state level to prioritise overall human development of the northern districts. Reproductive and Child Health Karnataka as a state has achieved improved health indicators over the past decades, with IMR at present standing at 43/1000 Live Births (NFHS-3), with Neonatal Mortality amounting to 66% of IMR. Behaviour Change and Communication BCC cell was established under the aegis of district administration, Raichur district, where the district administration acknowledged the importance of BCC in meeting the developmental outcomes. Behaviour Change and Communication - Karnataka Social Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation – Karnataka Karnataka - Advocacy & Partnerships Karnataka - Reproductive & Child Health
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The State Human Development Report in 2005 shows that social indicators of the northern region is comparable to or worse than some of the lowest performing districts of the laggard states such as Bihar and Rajasthan. 
