Social Protection for Informal Sector Workers

HEALTHCARE

Status Quo
Poor access to public healthcare
( Poor quality, inappropriate or
inadequate services, absence due to
remoteness)
Approx 80% of the working poor seek
private health care.(Prompt, but
expensive)
Huge demand for affordable and
good quality health care.

Solution to the Healthcare

Problem
Community-based health programs
NGO URMUL (Uttari Rajasthan
Cooperative Milk Union Ltd.)
A co-operative trust, much like amul.

Gujarat Nurse Practitioners in Midwifery

Policy,2006
Aimed to place a midwife in every district.

GNPMP
Proposal for 100 seats,2011, only 25
sanctioned.
Frequent change in officials.
Less push as it isnt a shared vision.

URMUL
High quality healthcare services
provided
Mother NGO Status
Food , Fodder, Water securities
Education facilities provided

Social Protection for Informal Sector Workers

HOUSING AND
INFRASTRUCTURE

Issues
Lack of basic services- Health,
Sanitation, Housing
Lack of organisation and registration
of workers.

Parivartan
Workers

Workers Fund Approach

Workers