Alarming decline in birth rate of Muthuvan tribal community
Health workers attribute it to fertility problems
The government lower primary school at Nadukkudy in India’s first tribal grama panchayat, Edamalakkudy, has a peculiar student-teacher ratio. It has five teachers, including a headmaster, for seven students who represent eight Muthuva tribal hamlets nearby.
Publication Date:
27/02/2014