Volume : 6, Issue : 1, January - 2017

THE ROLE OF NGO�S AND NHRM IN REFORMING THE PUBIC HEALTH IN CHITRADURGA DISTRCT

K. S. Mohankumar, Dr. C. Lingagansan

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">The present study on Chitradurga district is one of the high focus districts under NRHM because majority of the demographic indicators are below the state average. This is because though health facilities (both public and private) are good in Chitradurga district health awareness is very poor due to their socio-economic conditions. Chitradurga district has been declared as high focus district mainly because many of the health indicators are below average.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">This has happened due to health programmes are not reaching to the grassroots level because of shortage of manpower.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">In Chitradurga district, health personnel have been recruited under NRHM as well as from health department on regular basis. These recruitments have been taking place under plan and non-plan grants in different schemes.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">As per 2011 census total work participation rate is 51.62 percent and </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">female work participation rate is 41.93 per cent which is also</span><b style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">lower than the state average. Agricultural labourers constitute about 39 per cent of the total workers significantly higher than the state average. The percent literates and percent agricultural labourers provide some indication that the district is below the state average in terms of development. The exemption is given to pregnant cases and neonatal cases and they need not pay any user fee for the services</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>