01054pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002700040245006400067260000900131300001400140362001200154520060200166650004700768650004100815650001400856773002600870180718b2007   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aRay, Sthitapragyan Ray  aGram panchayat and health care delivery in Himachal Pradesh  c2007  ap.88-108.  aJan-Apr  aThis paper examines the role of Gram Panchayats in the delivery of health care services in Himachal Pradesh from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. It highlights the weak points in the chain linking panchayats to rural health care delivery. In an environment where the functional effectiveness of statutory village bodies seems to be low, particularly in the crucial area of primary health, new measures have to be taken up to redress the situation. The paradox of successful decentralisation involves, among other things, top-down initiatives for bottom-up implementation. - Reproduced.  aHealth services - India - Himachal Pradesh  aPanchayat - India - Himachal Pradesh  aPanchayat  aSociological Bulletin