A Comparative Analysis of Education and Health Status of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Female Child in the Northern Himalayan District of Jammu, India

Abstract

Good health is the indispensable intent of any developmental aftermath. Health status is inclined by biological, social and cultural factors that are highly inter-related. These factors affect male and female in a different way. Girl child health of Scheduled caste and scheduled tribes can be examined in terms of multiple indicators which vary in geography, socio-economic standing and culture. The qualitative study highlights the existing obstacles and enables to Scheduled castes/ Scheduled tribes adolescent girls entering into and completing education. Multiple barriers identified to disadvantaged caste adolescent girls into retention in education in this individual, family, community and school levels. The present paper attempts to find out the comparative analysis of Education and Health scenario in the three selected places of Jammu i.e. Gujjar Nagar and Bahu Fort, Chowadhi and Sehora so that an understanding about the female child among Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe population will be made so as to brought it in public domain for policy makers and planners to improve their plight in a more better way.