Objective: To evaluate growth and development of children with congenital hypothyroidism (CHT) attending Pediatric Endocrine OPD BIRDEM. Methodology: It is a cross sectional study which was conducted at Pediatric outpatient department BIRDEM in a study period of 1 year (May 2008 to April 2009. A total number of 80 children with CHT were included in the study. A data sheet was used for each subject containing all the information. History and thorough physical examination was carried out including anthropometry , and developmental assessment. Developmental assessment was done according to Denver developmental screening test using standard charts of developmental progress which is appropriate for child's age. TSH and FT4 were done by chemiluminescent method in multichannel auto analyzer . Other investigations included bone x ray. Result: Total 80 children with congenital hypothyroidism between 1 to 5 years of age fulfilling the inclusion criteria were studied. Majority of the study population (71.20%) were diagnosed outside BIR-DEM and 28.80% at BIRDEM. In the study population, 73.70% children were diagnosed within 1st three month of age and considered as early treated group, 26.20% diagnosed between three to nine month of age and classified as late treated group. Majority (56.20%) of the study population were female, and 43.70% were male child. All children among study sample were from non goiter endemic zone. Only 3 (5.0%) children among early treated group had maternal history of thyroid disorder and H/O ingestion of anti thyroid drugs and none among late treated group. 11(18.6%) early treated group and 2 (9.5%) late treated group children had affected peer with similar disorder and there was no family history of endocrine disorder among either group of study sample. Among 59 early treated group of children only 5(8.4%) had coarse facies, 2(3.3%) had protruded tongue and bradycardia, 4(6.7%) children had dry rough skin, 1(1.6%) was hypotonic, 2(3.3%) had delayed relaxation of ankle jerk and none had wide open fontanel. Out of 21 late treated group of children, 12(57.1%) had coarse facies, 4(19%) had protruded tongue, 6(28.5%) had bradycardia, 15(71.4%) children had dry rough skin, 16(76.1%) was hypotonic, 12(57.1%) had wide open fontanel and delayed relaxation of ankle jerk. Among 59 early treated group of children

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Education and financial development are key determinants of economic growth. This research makes an effort to highlight the role of education and financial development with urbanization in the economic growth of selected Asian countries. Economic growth is used as a dependent variable, and secondary school enrolment, financial development, life expectancy, and urban population are used as independent variables. Panel data set for the time 2002 to 2019 is used for the analysis. The random effect technique is used. The study results demonstrate that secondary school enrolment, financial development, life expectancy, and urban population increase economic growth in selected Asian countries. It is recommended that government should provide free of cost education facilities in selected economies. Moreover, the public should be provided with more financial debt facilities to increase per capita income, high living standards, and economic growth in these selected economies. The plan must be placed on education and health high on the agenda in these economies.