WOMEN AND HEALTH IN INDIA: AN OVERVIEW

Women constituting around half of the population play a distinct role in the development of our nation. As a mother, she shapes the personality and character of her children and thereby the character of the nation. As a housewife, she maintains the productivity of the human capital within her household through proper home management. Apart from this, a woman herself represents a unit of human capital and is therefore capable of contributing to the economy of the nation. Thus, unless women are mobilized towards contributing to the national development and growth, the nation is only half way towards development.