HEALTH SECURITY FACILITIES AMONG THE TEA GARDEN LABOURERS:A MYTH OR REALITY:A STUDY ON THE TEA GARDENS OF DIBRUGARH DISTRICT, ASSAM.

Silpi Sikha Dowerah

Volume : II, Issue : XII, December - 2013

HEALTH SECURITY FACILITIES AMONG THE TEA GARDEN LABOURERS:A MYTH OR REALITY:A STUDY ON THE TEA GARDENS OF DIBRUGARH DISTRICT, ASSAM.

Silpi Sikha Dowerah

Abstract :

Health is one of the principal assets of every human being. In simple terms health security refers to availability of health care facilities in times of need. Tea garden labourers are the lifeline of Assam�s tea industry and Assam tea accounts for more than 50 percent of India�s total tea production. Though modern medical science has reached its zenith of success, but the tea garden labourers are still seen to be often suffering or dying from some simple diseases. Whether they themselves hesitate to take the benefits of modern medicinal facilities or the medical services are inaccessible to them is a matter of big question. So this paper tries to ing to light the real reason behind their health hazards.

This study is based on primary data collection. The researcher personally visited, interviewed the tea garden labourers and collected information about their health status. Besides these the researcher went through different books, journals, periodicals, articles etc