Published on: April 2026
ASSESSMENT OF THE STATUS OF RURAL HEALTH FACILITIES: A CASE STUDY IN THE GRAM PANCHAYATS OF ENGLISH BAZAR BLOCK, MALDA DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL
Rakhi Das
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Health is the key concept of all-round development of human beings. This paper seeks to identify the status of health facilities in the rural areas of English Bazar block. Health condition depends on multiple factors like the number of hospitals, PHC, SHC, number of ambulance, drinking water, and toilet facilities, etc. This paper shows the infrastructural gap in PHC, SHC in the rural areas and problems faced by the local people due to the lack of different health facilities that impact the lives of the local people negatively. For this purpose primary and secondary, both data have been used. It is observed that in the gram panchayats of the English Bazar block, health facilities are not so good. PHC, SHC, ambulance service, ASHA workers are not sufficient for the local people. So they are compelled to come town area for treatment. This block is divided into three categories. These are comparatively more developed panchayats, comparatively developed panchayats, and comparatively less developed panchayats.
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Das, R. (2026). Assessment of the Status of Rural Health Facilities: A Case Study in the Gram Panchayats of English Bazar Block, Malda District, West Bengal. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(04). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i4.013
Das, Rakhi. "Assessment of the Status of Rural Health Facilities: A Case Study in the Gram Panchayats of English Bazar Block, Malda District, West Bengal." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 04, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i4.013.
Das, Rakhi. "Assessment of the Status of Rural Health Facilities: A Case Study in the Gram Panchayats of English Bazar Block, Malda District, West Bengal." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 04 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i4.013.
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