Health infrastructure over the years.

		1951	1981	2001
	SC/PHC/CHC	725	57,363	1,63,181
	Dispensaries and Hospitals	9,209	23,555	43,322
	Beds	1,17,198	5,69,495	8,70,161
	Doctors (Allopathy)	61,800	2,68,700	5,03,900
	Nursing Personnel	18,054	1,43,887	7,37,000

SC : Sub-Centre, PHC : Primary Health Centre, CHC : Community Health Centre.

Source : National Health Policy, 2002.

Study the Table 2.2 and answer the following questions:

1. What is the percentage increase in dispensaries from 1951 to 2001?

2. What is the percentage increase in doctors and nursing personnel from 1951 to 2001?

3. Do you think the increase in the number of doctors and nurses adequate for India? If not, why?

4. What other facilities would you like to provide in a hospital?

5. Discuss about the hospital you have visited.

6. Can you draw graph using this table?

3.The increase in the number of doctors and nurses is not adequate for India because the population of India is growing rapidly.

4.I would like to provide other facilities like X-Ray machines, Ultra sound, MRI etc. in every hospitals with additional doctors.

5.I have visited the hospital in nearby my residence area. There I found long rows of patients and shortage of doctors, beds, nursing personnels, machines and other modern facilities.

6.Self Attempt