Does the PMGSY have Impact on Rural Health System? A Case Study in Arunachal Pradesh

Abstract

            Road connectivity is one of the important key factors for the development and growth of rural health care system. The proper road connectivity is correlated with health indicators of the region. The adequate road connectivity in countryside helps the rural population to easily access the health, education, others economic& social services.  Improved the road connectivity is indispensable in rural areas for creation of employment, income and also augment the production of agriculture and industrial sectors. In short, we can deduce that the road connectivity in a rural areas open the door of all the economic sectors as well as better health service. The entirestudy is based on primary data and is collected by adopting stratified random sampling technique. The total surveyed households in the study were158. Thus, the study found that PMGSY has significant impact on improving health care service and health indicators in the sample district. There is positive relation between improved road connectivity and better health care system in the rural region and vice-versa.