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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

ECONOMICS

Class-XII

LESSON NOTES
[INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT]

Ch-8 Infrastructure
Module no- 54

Health: Health is not only absence of disease but also the ability to realize one’s
potential. It is a yardstick of one’s well-being. Health is the holistic process related
to the overall growth and development of the nation.
State of health infrastructure:
a. There has been significant expansion in physical provision of health services and
improvements in health indicators since independence, but it is insufficient for
rapidly increasing population in India.
b. Public health system and facilities are not sufficient for bulk of the population.
c. There is a wide gap between rural urban areas and between poor and rich in
utilizing health care facilities
d. Woman’s health across the country has become a matter of great concern with
reports of increasing cases of female foeticide and mortality.
e. Regulated private sector health services can improve the situation and at the
same time, NGO s and community participation is very important in providing
health care facilities and reading health awareness.
f. Indian system of medicine (ISDM) AYUSH (Ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy,
unani, siddha, homoeopathy needs to be explored.
g. At the village level, a variety of hospitals known as Primary Health
Centres(PHC s) have been set.
India’s Health Infrastructure and Healthcare is made up of a three tier
system:-
1. Primary Healthcare
2. Secondary Healthcare
3. Tertiary Healthcare

1. Primary Healthcare:- It includes

 Maternal and child health care