International Journal of Social Science Research (IJSSR)

Trends of Education and Health Gaps in the Barak Valley Region of Assam – An Assessment

Education and health play a very important role in the overall socio-economic development in a region as they build highly skilled and productive workforce to enable the country to achieve higher income level , reduce poverty level and improve overall wellbeing of the economy as well as society as a whole . Education serves the foundation of economic growth , higher productivity , innovation and technological advancement , improve labour market outcome along with social mobility . Like education, health is also a catalyst for socio-economic development . A healthy workforce is the key of development . Access to quality health care ensures reduction in health care cost , increase life expectancy and also reduce health disparities and promote social equity . In this study, we have tried to highlight the development gap in education and health sector in the Barak Valley region of Assam . Key Words : Social mobility , Health care disparity , Productive work force socio-economic development .