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Regional Disparities in the Distribution of Primary Health Care Institutions: A Comparative Study in Karnataka

Author(s) Mr. Devindra Shekhappa, Mr. Srikantha Y G
Country India
Abstract Primary healthcare institutions play a vital role in providing essential health care services like maternal and child health, immunization, and disease prevention. This study investigates the regional disparities in the distribution of primary healthcare institutions across the four revenue divisions of Karnataka namely Bengaluru, Mysuru, Belagavi, and Kalaburagi. For the study secondary source of data have been used from Health Dynamics of India 2022-23 and projection population for Karnataka 2022. The study examines the availability of Sub-Centers (SCs) and Primary Health Centers (PHCs) both rural and urban areas as per the IPHS-2022 population norms. The findings reveal that there is a significant inequalities between the southern and northern divisions of Karnataka in the distribution of PHCs. Southern regions, particularly Bengaluru and Mysuru, show higher surpluses in rural PHCs and better coverage of sub-centers, whereas the northern divisions, especially Kalaburagi suffer from severe shortages in both rural and urban primary healthcare infrastructure. For example, Kalaburagi shows only a 7 percent surplus of rural PHCs and a 91 % shortfall in urban SCs. These disparities highlight the need for targeted policy interventions, improved planning, and equitable resource distribution to strengthen primary healthcare delivery and ensure balanced regional development in Karnataka.
Keywords Kalyana Karnataka, Regional Disparity, IPHS, PHCs, Sub-Centre.
Field Sociology > Economics
Published In Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On 2026-03-15
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