The problem of regional disparities in the levels of social and economic development is a universal phenomenon. Both developed and developing nations have witnessed this problem in the path of their social and economic advancement, but its adverse impact has been felt more in the latter. This phenomenon is a natural outcome of the development process itself, wherein certain regions develop faster than others due to a number of factors. Interregional inequalities are generally an outcome of numerous factors such as variations in natural and physical endowments, differences in social and attitudinal parameters, institutional structures and, to some extent, discriminatory policies of the State. These factors not only impede the process of development in some regions vis-à-vis other regions, but may also create wide gaps between the future prospects of economic development in some regions over the other regions. This, in one way or the other, may affect all the sectors of development of a particular region like agriculture, industry, human resource management etc.

Human beings are born with capabilities to make their lives comfortable. In any type of planning, development must enable all individuals to sharpen and expand their skills to the fullest and to invest this human capital for the betterment of quality of life.

India, endowed with vast natural resources remained backward till recently until the fruits of a sustained investment in human resources over the decades started to manifest in the form of a human capital. Human resource development can be used as a potent instrument of reduction of poverty and inequalities in order to promote sustainable development. It is with this perspective that the present paper addresses the problem of human resource development in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir state, including conducting an analysis of regional patterns and conditions for the development of human resources across the Valley. This work includes both primary as well as secondary sources of data which would be obtained by conducting a field survey by adopting random sampling technique. The study is an important step towards the development of Kashmir Valley at grass root level and provides an important feedback to the planners of the state for the development of human different sectors related to human resource development.