Socio-economic status of remittance recipient households in Nauranga village of Laljhadi rural municipality, Kanchanpur

Abstract

This study aimed to assess socio-economic status, finding socio-cultural, economic and other impact of remittance to the households in Nauranga village of Laljhadi Rural municipality Kanchanpur. The study used case study research design under quantitative approach. The required data and information through household survey and KII techniques. 75 Respondents According to rule of thumb on the basis of central limit theorem out of the total 250 households 75 households are taken as sample size for the study. During this study it was found that Chaudhary/Rana (71.1%) was the main ethnic group selected as sample households. Agriculture (64.40%) was the main occupation. Average family size is 4.5 and Qatar (17.4%) Malasiya (16%) are the main destination country in the study area. Most of the male (88%) and very few female (12%) are gone for foreign employment. Most of the people of the ward are gone for employment (91.10%) purpose. 34.40 percent labour migrants are involved in service sectors. About 82.20 percent people have taken loan from relatives in high interest rate 25 percent-36 percent. Around 81.10 percent labour migrants are unskilled and are forced to work in 4D works (Danger, Difficult, Dirty, Demeaning). 92.20 percent remitters use IME/Western Union Money Transfer to send their income to the households. 44.40 percent households have used their remittance income for consuming things, 60.00 percent households have used their remittance for paying off the loan. Only 18.90 percent people have invested their remittance income in productive sectors. Most invested area of the ward is land sector (36.70%). The study concludes that all the households who are receiving remittance are getting economic benefit. Their access to purchasing capacity, education and economy has increased. The remittance is not using properly in productive sector if the households properly invest in productive sector it will help to develop rapidly which helps in rural development. All households were very positive towards remittance income. They suggest that focus should be easily availability of loan facilities at low interest rate and providing skills and training before going as migrant labour. This study can be used as a model to know the role of remittances in the socioeconomic conditions of the country as a whole and the distribution of remittance. This

research has played an important role in providing information about the distribution

of remittances in the socio-economic conditions of Nauranga village of Laljhadi Rural

Municipality. Since this research was done by directly going to the research area and

answering

the questions, this research can be used to reduce the expenditure of remittance in the unproductive sector and use it in the productive sector. This research can be used about how remittance can be used for the overall development of Nauranga village of Laljhadi Rural Municipality.