Social Infrastructure

• Health
• Education
• Safety
• Security
• Community Facilities etc

'Health'

Present Scenario

As per State Health Intelligence Bureau Report, 2002 there are 23 types of Health facilities in Delhi.

• Health facilities other than hospitals are mostly located in residential areas.
• Major hospitals are always crowded because of the following:
  
  • Big gap between demand and supply
  • Rapid population growth and imbalanced distribution of health facilities.
  • Regional influence (33% patents are from region)
  • Better health awareness resulting in more frequent trips to hospitals.

Critical Issues

• Beds per thousand - 2.0as against 5.0 recommended by WHO.
• Health facilities other than hospitals are mostly located in residential areas.
• Major hospitals are always crowded because of the following:
  • Big gap between demand and supply
  • Rapid population growth & imbalanced distribution of health facilities
  • Regional influence (33% patients are from region)
  • Better health awareness resulting in more frequent trips to hospitals

Total number of dispensaries = 900 (apprx.)

'Education'

Present Scenario

Number of educational facilities in 1999

• City has four universities, seven deemed universities and one open university.
• Enrollment in most of the schools exceeds the stipulated norms.
• Literacy rate has increased from 75.3% in 1991 to 81.8% in 2001.
• There has been a phenomenal increase of coaching centres, computer training institutes, physical education centers (Gyms etc.) And play schools functioning from mostly residential plots etc.
• Only 9% of nursery school sites are exclusively utilized for nursery school purpose.
• Lack of global level educational and research institute are negligible in the city

'Security and Safety'

Present Scenario

Disaster Management System

• Cities are prone to the natural & man made disasters. Some measures have been initiated by the Govt. in this direction such as setting up Disaster Management Centres under Delhi fire services.