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Human development is multi-dimensional and health is one of the most important components among them. ‘Health is wealth’ stands true as healthy population live longer, more productive and contributes more to economic development. Therefore, it is a focal point of priority stressed by government of most of the countries. Although health care system in India has been expanded considerably, yet health scenario, in terms of rural health infrastructure, ...
This book containing sixteen papers, attempts to examine the status, empowerment and development of women in North East India. Taking a close at the issues, the contributors discuss at length the changing status of women, women health and education of rural and tea garden settings socio-economic and political empowerment development participation in SHG micro finance role of mass media on tribal women and their linkage with environment.
Bureaucracy is the dependable machinery all over the world including India through which the states implement development programmes. In fact, bureaucracy is an integral part of the execution of rural development process in India. However, the failure of bureaucracy to enthuse people's participation and successful implementation led to decentralisation of authority and power to local self-governing institutions-the PRIs to have the entire charge of developmental ...