• Sayoojkumar.K.P

India is experiencing a rapid urbanization and an unprecedented growth in transport system. The Government has successfully intervened to decongest the traffic through infrastructure development. However, road fatalities, air pollution and frequent congestions are a common sight in many metros of India. Adding to the chaos is the muddled eco- system of auto-rickshaws. The informal economies of auto-rickshaws are just not a social-economic problem but also a serious ecological and health concern. This study examines the socio-economic and health status of auto drivers in Calicut city, Kozhikode District, Kerala. In this town auto transport has become a bread winning job for many men, so the researchers choose this topic to study the socio economic status and the health issues faced by the auto drivers

socio-economic and health status, parallel transportation, auto –rickshaw- drivers

"SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND HEALTH STATUS OF AUTO –RICKSHAW DRIVERS OF CALICUT CITY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 11, page no.981-987, November-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1711158.pdf

"SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND HEALTH STATUS OF AUTO –RICKSHAW DRIVERS OF CALICUT CITY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 11, page no. pp981-987, November-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1711158.pdf