Economic Impacts of Tourism (A Sociological Study of Rara Lakeside, Mugu)
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Tourism is the one of the income generating industries in the world which increased government revenue through various types of taxation. It helps to reduce national trade dependency by creates jobs for the people, increase family as well as national income. Helps to diversity and stabilize the rural economy and provide the opportunity for innovation and creativity. Tourism develop international relationship, peace and understanding. It creates jobs and helps to solve unemployment problems.
The title of the study was "Economic impacts of Tourism (A Sociological Study of Rara Lakeside, Mugu)". The main objective of the study was to identify the economic impact of tourism. The study was descriptive type research design. The research is also quantitative as well as qualitative in nature. The data were collected from the study area with the help of unstructured interview, observation and questionnaire. All the people who are involved in tourism were the universe of the study and they are selected by using purposive sampling method. The secondary data were taken from publications, thesis, published books, website and journals. On the basis of data collected from the study area, it was found that significant number of employee belonged to the age group less than 20 years in the study area. Higher number of them was from Chhetri as their caste composition. More than half of them had 5 to 7 members in their family and most of the total respondents (employee) had full time occupation in the sector as their occupational status. In the study area, more than half of the total respondents grow sufficient food in their land. Most of the total respondents had mobile at their home as the household amenities or facilities More than half of the total respondents replied that there was increased in employment generation. The study concluded that there are many economic activities were increasing such as hotels and lodge, homestay, boating, rafting, horse riding, campfire ect. are increasing in lake side Rara. Similarly, people of Rara incoming money through selling beans, apples, honey, local Cheeno rice, Radipakhi, which directly change the living standard of the people of Rara. When income of people is increased, it occurs change in their lodging fooding, clothing, education, health, sanitation, recreation activities, facilities, etc. which indicates that change in life style of the people of Rara.