Sunday, November 4, 2012
Issues of Health and Women in Assam
Issues of health have been the area of critical concern in 21st century India. Despite significant legislations like National Drug Policy of 1978, National Health Policy of 1983, National Health Policy of 2002 and National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in the recent past, the health sector has been hit by several shortcomings and problems. Whether it is infrastructural or manpower shortage, sometimes lack of consciousness of the people, health issues has been predominant in the list of legislators in India. Though everyone has been adversely affected by poor health conditions, yet the rate among women and children is high in comparison to men. Since women and children are more vulnerable in this regard, meaningful steps are required to eliminate the health hazards. Any rise in the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is alarming for any state in India. Moreover malnutrition has added more worry to the policy makers and all concerned. The U.N. agencies in one of their surveys found that maternal deaths in India, along with countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, and Tanzania together accounted for 65 per cent of all global maternal deaths in 2008[i]. Proper sanitation, access to safe drinking water, and basic healthcare facilities are the areas which should be properly managed in order to check those health related problems. Apart from other Indian states, Assam is amongst one to be included in the list of 18 selected states undertaken by NRHM for 2005 to 2012. The picture of Assam is gloomy even though it is better than all other NE states as declared by NRHM recently. Amongst women the tribal are more adversely affected by the health factors. It is crucial to add the basic healthcare facilities available to tackle those problems. It would be illogical to blame only the governmental mechanism since tribal groups are more often influenced by their traditional practices and ethos and also by their habitat. Consciousness of the people is key at this juncture. Poverty is one of the important aspects which is also responsible for the decaying condition of health of those groups in particular.
Endnotes/References
[i] The Hindu, 24th September, 2010 Mumbai
By Sasanka Dhaval Saikia
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Project on Voting Behaviour and Rural Development
Project on Voting Behaviour, organized by department of Political Science, J.D.S.G. College, Bokakhat, at Dhuwa-ati, Beloguri, Bokakhat
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Bhupen Hazarika song
Bhupen Hazarika, a name that needs no introduction. His evergreen and inspiring songs will always beat in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people of not only Assam, but India and the world too.
We will miss the legend, but not his songs which will be in our hearts....
click the link below to have a melodious song sung by music legend Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, the proud son of Assam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oYM_75_opo
We will miss the legend, but not his songs which will be in our hearts....
click the link below to have a melodious song sung by music legend Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, the proud son of Assam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oYM_75_opo
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Peacekeepers or Warlords: AFSPA and Violation of Human Rights in NE India
Violation of human rights of individuals in India is not though a new phenomenon, yet a serious unanswered question has frequently disturbed the mindset of Indians throughout decades particularly in the post colonial periods and that is the uncompromised safeguard of rights of citizens. Armed Force Special Power Act of 1958 has been brutally killed the most significant fundamental right of people, the right to freedom in India in general and North East in particular. The authoritarian measures have crushed the very democratic right of individual in this region. The question is how far excessive militarization through some draconian laws in the name of maintaining peace in the so called disturbed areas of NE would play an instrumental role in keeping peace upto a desired level? A parallel question is also raised as to what extent these biased laws would intervene in the very democratic rights of people from this region which is unfortunately a region of insurgent and separatist groups raising their dissenting voices for their existence in India and the world? This is alarming particularly in NE India as the picture of human rights is very gloomy and its violation in this region particularly in the post AFSPA era. It is the need of the hour for the stakeholders and policy makers and also for the people of this region.
Keywords: Human Rights, Violation, AFSPA, North East India
By Sasanka Dhaval Saikia
Friday, August 19, 2011
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