Challenges of Rural Healthcare Infrastructure: A Study among North-Eastern States of India

Authors

  • Manuranjan Gogoi1 , Sarat Hazarika2 , Khirod Kr. Phukan3 , Purabi Gogoi4

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v12i1.13847

Keywords:

rural healthcare infrastructure, Challenges of Healthcare, North-East India

Abstract

Health service is very important for the socio-economic upliftment of a country. Every citizen of a nation
wants a better healthcare service to maintain their hygienic life. In India there is always facing a shortfall of
healthcare services mainly in rural areas of the country. Therefore, the present study is trying to examine the
current status of rural healthcare infrastructure of the nation especially in the North-Eastern Region (NER)
of India i.e. the states Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and
Sikkim. It also aims to make a comparative analysis of healthcare infrastructure among NER states. The
study is solely based on secondary data and collected from different sources of Government of India.

Author Biography

  • Manuranjan Gogoi1 , Sarat Hazarika2 , Khirod Kr. Phukan3 , Purabi Gogoi4

    1
    Guest Faculty, Department of Economics, Madhabdev University, Narayanpur, Assam, 2Registrar i/c, Madhabdev
    University, Narayanpur, Assam, 3Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Madhabdev University,
    Narayanpur, Assam, 4Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, T.H.B. College, Jamugurihat,
    Sonitpur, Assam

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Challenges of Rural Healthcare Infrastructure: A Study among North-Eastern States of India. (2020). Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 12(1), 181-190. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v12i1.13847