Working capital management and financial health of private hospitals of India after COVID-19 pandemic

The main objective of this study is to reduce working capital requirements, and to reduce the investments of private healthcare providers in their operating activities .A fundamental research was conducted by conducting a survey of 55 non- profit private hospitals of India in the period (2018-2021). Authors conceptualized a research model to develop hypotheses. Correlation between financial elements and the capital structure relevance was found out. Result indicates that, during Covid -19 pandemic, private hospitals made balance in working capital by allowing capital gap while adopting a delay payment strategy. Operating activities of the hospitals were financed by profit and working capitals of the hospitals are varying according to their financial need. It was suggested that the government needs to change healthcare policy, and give some funding and tax waiving hospitals. This study will be very helpful for the healthcare providers, hospital managers, medical staffs and other stake holders

Determinants of Migration-A review of literature

Migration is a physical shifting of an employee or work force from one place to other. It may be permanent in nature or temporary also. The transition of people from rural areas to urban areas having various internal dynamic, most of the times it is due to compulsion and inadequate infrastructure facility, medical care, education etc. In the present paper an attempt is made to understand the various determinants which lead to migration of work force from rural areas to urban areas. In this direction various existing literature were studied to understand and conceptualize the migration related issues. It was found that the various factors that induce/ compel for migration were economic reasons, better education, health care facility and entertainment, better employment opportunity, expected hike in income, existence of surplus work force in rural areas, nature of employment sometimes temporary or seasonal, reduce the risk of income loss, individual migration because of less land holding and family migration because of marriage and less land holding, pursuing higher education, to get social protection, women migrate for increased employment opportunity and social conditions, migration because of geographic proximity, for the improved standard of living, children migration for search of job etc