The main focus under the health & family welfare sector is “health care for all”in the state with particular reference to the poor and backward people. The state has comparatively performed better in the field of health & medical facilities despite its economic backwardness and in absence of modern health care facilities.

 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has defined the concept of Health as “ State of complete Physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or deformity”. The state has comparatively performed better in the field of health and medical care facilities by the efforts of the State Government, which can be evident from the fact that the birth rate and death rate in the state are well below the nation rate despite its economic backwardness and absence of modern health care facilities.

 The focus in the health sector of the state has been to improve access to healthcare for all with particular reference to the underpriviledged population. The main objectives under this sector are to provide comprehensive health care and control the population growth. The World Health Organisation (WHO) envisaged the concept of health as “state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of desease or deformity”.

It will be evident from the fact that the birth rate and death rate in the state are well below the nation rate. The birth rate and death rate were 14.9 and 5.7 in the state in 2002 against the all India rates of 25.0 and 8.1 in 2002 respectively. The infant mortality rate in the state was 34 against the same for 63 at all India level in 2002 which stands well below the national standard as per SRS Bulletin of the Registrar General of India.