The objective of this book is to capture the various strands of reform which
have started unfolding since the late 1980s. Following case study method, this
volume also looks into the functioning of Rogi Kalyan Samities (RKS) and lady
health voluteers, both adapted as critical components of the National Rural
Health MIssion (NRHM), a flagship program of the UPA government which aims at
injecting new life into the public health care system.