India is ranked 135 in Human Development Index, HDI report which was released by the United Nations Development Programme,UNDP in Tokyo today.

Accoding to the report, the country's ranking in the HDI remained unchanged at 135 out of 187 countries in 2013, reflecting little improvement in the living standard of its people.

The report also mentioned that India's HDI value for 2013 is 0.586 which falls in the medium human development category.

Between 1980 to 2013, India's HDI value increased from 0.369 to 0.586.

The report further said that India is the lowest performing country among the BRICS nations in all categories of the HDI with the exception of life expectancy, which is lower in South Africa as a result of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.