0The development of health infrastructure has shown gender, income and regional biasness in India. Rural areas do not have access to or cannot afford medical care. Even though majority of population lives in rural areas, only one-fifth of India’s hospitals are located in rural areas with only half the number of dispensaries. Out of 7 lakh beds, roughly 11 % of them are available in rural areas. The PHCs in rural areas do not offer basic medical care like X-ray or blood testing devices.
In rural areas, the percentage of people who have no access to proper aid has risen from 15 in 1986 to 24 in 2003. States like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are relatively lagging behind in healthcare facilities.
The phenomenon of male child-preference is common in many developing countries including India, China and Pakistan.
The commonly accepted explanation for son preference is that sons in rural families may be more helpful in framework. Both rural and urban populations have economic and traditional incentives to prefer sons over daughters. Sons are preferred as they provide the primary financial support to the parents. A women changes her surname to her husband’s surname after marriage. For some families one’s daughter-in-law’s name instead of a daughter’s name would he added in the hook of family tree.
Therefore, if a family had no son, the fortune and name of the family would have no legal heirs. The choice of small families also affects the people’s views on the sex of their child.
