Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion — Sociology STD 12 Humanities — Question

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Health survey reveals the best and the worst
New Delhi: A few districts in the eight empowered actions group (EAG) states have excelled by achieving the targets set by the United Nations under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The EAG states are Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Rajasthan. Of the 248 districts of the EAG states and Assam categorized as having the worst health indicators-six have reduced the infant mortality rate (IMR) to 28. The MDG target is to bring down the IMR-the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births-to 28 by 2015. The districts are Purbi Singhbhum and Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Pithoragarh and Almora (Uttarakhand). Bokaro and Ranchi (Jharkhand), Bageshwar and Nainital (Uttarakhand) are also close to achieving the goals but sadly enough, female infants in these districts experience a higher mortality than male infants and mortality in rural areas is worse than those in urban centres.

1. What does Millennium Development Goal target for 2015?
2. What is infant mortality rate? Name the districts which have reduced their IMR to 28.

Write a note on purity and pollution.

Give reasons of declining child sex ratio in India.

What is meant by support prices?

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Hospitals deliveries on the rise, maternal deaths dip
New Delhi: Institutional deliveries, where children are delivered at health centres or hospitals, have picked up in India over the last five-odd years. Around 60 lakh more infants were born in cageage confines of health care centres in 2010-11 as compared to 2005-06.
Experts say one main reason for this spurt is the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), which was launched in April 2005, to reduce India's shamefully high maternal and infant mortality rates. The JSY promoted institutional delivery among would-be mothers by providing cash assistance.
Emboldened, the Ministry has launched the Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK) this year. The initiative entitles all would-be mothers free delivery, free drugs and free diagnostics.

1. What are the entitlements given under the JSSK?

What were the possible reasons behind an improvement in low maternal and infant mortality rates during 2005-2011? What was the outcome?

Explain Malthusian Theory of Population Growth critically.

What is the meaning of dependency ratio?

Who set up the Satyashodhak Samaj and why?

How the struggle of Adivasis are different from the struggle of Dalits?