Panchayats in Disaster Preparedness and Management: Gujarat, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu [With Successful Case Studies]

Tribes in India, who constitute 15 per cent of the geographical area and nearly 8 per cent of the population, are truly disadvantaged and marginalized population of our country. Health status of the tribal population is marked by all the negative features that one may find in morbidity and mortality. Poverty, illiteracy, malnutrition, lack of personal hygiene, unsanitary conditions and absence of ...