ROLE OF PRADHAN MANTRI UJJWALA YOJANA IN STRENGTHENING TRIBAL HEALTH AMONG WOMEN

Abstract: The primary objective of the research is to know the role of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to improve the health aspect of women living in villages . tribal women have to face many problems related to health, marriage and menstruation .Due to unhealthy lifestyle and poor lifestyle of women living in tribal area, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched in May 2016 by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas with the objective of ensuring availability of clean cooking fuels like LPG to rural and underprivileged households, who are otherwise using traditional cooking fuels and improve health by reducing the non-communicable diseases to the rural women. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana aims to provide free cooking gas connections to women living below the poverty line. The population included in the research included tribal women of selected taluka of Nanded district of Maharashtra, beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). A total of 142 samples were the target population of the study. Self-administered Interview Schedule (Marathi version ) was used to measure health status of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries. Data was collected through demographic information and interview schedule from women living in tribal area in selected taluka in Nanded district of Maharashtra. The result shows that Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is playing an important role in improving the health of tribal women.

Keywords: Health, Tribal, women, PMUY