International Journal of Advances in Management and Economics

CONSTRUCTION OF A COMPOSITE QUALITY INDEX FOR HEALTH INSTITUTIONS: AN ECONOMETRIC APPROACH

Dalbir Singh — 2026-06-27

The present study attempts to construct a composite quality index by assessing the availability of quality standards for healthcare services using Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) in all the district hospitals in Haryana and rank them based on the composite quality index for the period 2019-20. Data were collected from all district hospitals using a structured schedule based on IPHS norms and guidelines. The results of the study exhibited that, on IPHS quality standards, 8 district hospitals scored over 70 percent, 11 district hospitals scored between 60-70 percent, and 3 district hospitals scored under 60 percent. The overall mean score was 66.5 percent. Among all (twenty-two) district hospitals, Panchkula ranked first and Charkhi Dadri 22nd. The study concludes that observed quality standards in Haryana's district hospitals do not fully align with required standards for the period under consideration. As health is a state subject, it is time for the Government of Haryana to set its budgetary priorities to provide equitable and uniform healthcare facilities to its entire population.

Keywords: Indian Public Health Standards, Composite Quality Index, Principal Component Analysis, District Hospitals, Haryana.

THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE ON WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT: EVIDENCE FROM INDIA

Surbhi Sharma — 2026-07-29

This paper examines the impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) on the educational outcomes of women in India. Using data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), the study assesses whether exposure to CSA affects women's human capital formation. We employ OLS and Ordered Logistic regression to estimate the causal relationship, with the latter serving as a robustness check. The paper finds that CSA has significant adverse effects on education. Women exposed to CSA are approximately 8.7 percentage points more likely to have no formal education. However, they are about 4.5 and 5.7 percentage points less likely to attain secondary and higher education, respectively.

Keywords: Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA), Education, Human Capital Formation, India, Ordered Logit.

PERFORMANCE OF MICRO ENTERPRISES IN MURSHIDABAD DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL

Labanya Pal — 2026-08-01

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) act as a catalyst for faster, sustainable and overall socio-economic development of a country. In India, MSMEs play key roles in promoting economic growth and development equally at all levels starting from rural to regional to national levels. They have a significant contribution in employment generation, production, exports and developing entrepreneurial skills. The present paper seeks to study the performance of micro enterprises in Murshidabad district of West Bengal based on the data obtained from the field survey. Statistical and regression analysis (OLS) are used in this study. The study shows that the trading sector elicits the highest participation rate, followed by production activities and services activities. The study also examined the impact of financial assistance on the turnover and mean yearly income of the enterprises. The empirical results show that there is a significant positive impact of the loan amount provided by CEF (Community Entrepreneurship Fund) on the yearly turnover of micro enterprises. It is also observed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the loan amount provided by CEF and the yearly income of the enterprise. Hence, the findings of this study suggest providing more financial assistance to the micro enterprises for their growth and development.

Keywords: MSMEs, West Bengal, Yearly Turnover, yearly mean income, Financial Assistance.