Indian Journal of Preventive & Social Medicine (IJPSM) is a Scientific Indexed Journal published as a departmental venture since last 49 years from the Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University. This is a Peer Reviewed Jouranl of Community Medicine, Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Management and Administration. The journal publishes papers, original research articles, and editorials on Preventive Medicine, Community Health, Health Management, Medicine and Allied branches of Medical Sciences including Health Statistics, Biostatics, Nutrition, Epidemiology and Health Services Research. All correspondence to the Journal be made to the Managing Editor, Indian Journal of Preventive & Social Medicine (IJPSM),Department of Community Medicine,Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi- 221005, India.