Reproductive health is an indispensable ingredient of health and a major determinant of human development. Reproductive health forms a major part of the health needs of a population. The concept of reproductive health recognises the diversity of the special health needs of women before,during and beyond child bearing age as well as the needs of the men. In India health statusof man and woman is inextricably bound up with social, cultural and economic factors that influence all aspects of lives. It has consequences not only for women themselves but also on wellbeing of their children including the functioning of households and the distribution of resources. The madiga women fulfil multiple productive functions in addition to bearing children and performing household chores. Ironically agricultural innovations it has not benefitted women, who still have to perform the conventional household work and at the same time be engaged inagricultural and construction works.