Comprehensive District Annual Plan 2011-12 Balasore District

Comprehensive District Annual Plan 2011-12 Balasore District
Women Issues
Health & Family Welfare
SWOT Analysis of Social Services sector
Strengths
• Very good female literacy rate, Increase in participation of women in grass root politics.
Weaknesses
• Increase in incidence of dowry related torture and deaths, Poor sustainability of Women
SHGs, political interference.
• Natural calamities increases work burden, more time is required for household chores, Unpaid
family labour, Social stigma.
Opportunities
• Mission Shakti & Women SHGs., Reservation of seats for women in LSGs.,
• Development of cottage, handicraft, handloom and sericulture industries.
Threats
• Increased incidence of women abuse, crime etc., Unemployed educated youths involved in
abuse of women.
Strengths
• Located close to major cities like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack of the state. Hence, unlike KBK
districts doctors prefer to serve in the district.
• Majority of the people are conscious about health.
Weaknesses
• Inadequate manpower in all the medical units of the district. Lot of vacancies in the sanctioned
strength mainly in the rank of Doctors, Health Workers, Health Supervisors, ANM, Laboratory
Technicians, Drivers, Sweepers.
• Buildings of most of the Health Institutions require major repairs, water supply, boundary
walls, Staff quarters.
• The District is prone to Cyclone, flood and Tsunami. During natural calamities, inadequate
field staff poses lot of problem in serving people in distress.
Opportunities
• Corporate houses which are in the process of establishing Industries in the industrial area
may be approached to provide equipments, sponsor infrastructures and provide ambulances to
meet the needs of the district.
• Implementation of NRHM
Threats
• Solid waste generate from Hospitals, urban areas may create health hazards if not disposed
off properly.
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