Occupational Pattern Change of Dalit People: A Case Study on Soyang Vdc of Ilam District
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Central Department of Rural Development Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu
Abstract
The Occupational Change of the Dalit People is the subject Matter of being
concern because no doubt that Nepal very diverse from of various caste,
ethnicity and language. Such diversification has been a glory to the country.
Every caste has their own social-culture and occupational aspects. Socio-
cultural and occupational of any community affects the economy level. Thus
the study of socio-economic status of Dalie peoples the general information
about overall Dalit.
The Dalit people are fully interdependence with other caste people. The
socio-economic condition of Dalit is poor than other castes/ethnic groups.
Caste -based discrimination and discrimination among religions is gradually
decreasing in the society.
The study is ''Occupational change of Dalit People'' (A case study on Kami
and Damai Community in Soyang VDC-9 in Ilam District). It has been
carried out using primary data sources obtained from Dalit people
settlement area of Soyang VDC Ilam. The general objective of this study
area is to find out the occupational change of Dalit community Soyang VDC
in Ilam District. The specific objectives of study area are: i) To Introduce of
Dalit in the study area. ii) To study the social aspect of Dalit. iii) To describe
the occupational aspect of Dalit. And. iv) TO analyze the occupational
condition of Dalit.
Descriptive research Design has been adopted for this study and other
method of methodology techniques, research Design, data collection and
interview, sampling etc are used. There were 60 household of Dalit
community Soyang DVC Ilam. 20 of the total household were selected as
sample size. To generate the primary data the structured questionnaire key
informant interview and observation also limited by simple random sampling
from the Dalit household of this VDC only.
Large No of Dalit people of this VDC is Poor, Socio-economic and cultural
status also poor. The economic condition of Dalit of this study area is not
modernized and it is going to traditional way. So, the situation of traditional
leather- based occupational is in decreasing sage.
Socially Dalit people of this study area are deprived because they have
traditional belief towards untouchables where 73.33% were favour in this
view and only 26.76 were aware about it. Educational status of Dalit is also
not good only 32.96 the total is literate and 56.06 majority of the population
was illiterate.
Their traditional agriculture system and on unskilled leather-based
indigenous occupation had not sufficient for sustain. 66.00% of the
respondent prefers new occupation. Their economic status is that for the
higher earnings of the income only.
They had high expenditure in comparison of their income level so, saving
condition is very poo