Impact of Covid on Remittance Receiving Household (A Study of Arthar Village, Parbat)

Abstract

The research has been conducted on “Impact of Covid-19 on remittance receiving household” a study of Arthar village Parbat, having the research questions as how the pandemic had affected their livelihood strategies? What were their struggle in income during pandemic? And how they managed their economic situation to fulfill their needs during pandemic? The specific objectives of the study were to assess the impact of Covid-19 on the socio-economic life of remittance receiving household and to explore the livelihood strategies adopted by remittance receiving household of Arthar village. Both qualitative and quantitative method have been used to make the research successful. The primary and secondary data have been collected for the study. Primary data were collected by schedule questionnaire; field observation whereas secondary data were collected through published data on different site, journal, articles and reports. Arthar village, was selected as the sample settlement that is entirely inhabited of families of different castes. Likewise, different castes Gurung, Bishwokarma and Darji and 35numbers of respondents were taken respectively for the study from 41 households of respective ethnicity. Mainly, schedule questionnaire of household survey, case study and observation were used to collect the information. From the research findings, social status and socio-economy have been changed. During the Covid-19 situation they bounce back their economic life following own agriculture pattern. To overcome the pandemic situation they worked on construction site and even started their own business of farming.