DO REMITTANCES CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVEMENTS IN LIFE STANDARD AT THE HOST AREA (WITH REFERENCE TO CHITRAL, KPK, PAKISTAN?
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
The present study entitled “Do remittances contribute to improvements in life standard at the host area (with reference to Chitral, KPK, Pakistan)â€: A Sociological analysis was conducted in District Peshawar and District Chitral. A sample size of 500 (250 migrants in District Peshawar and 250 respondents of their dependent family members back in District Chitral) was selected out of total 5000 through simple random sampling procedure. Interview schedule was used as a tool for data collection in the study area. Percentage and frequencies were used to know about the phenomenal aspects of the study. Moreover, Tâ€test was used to measure the comparison before and after migration in the study area. The results disclosed that a highly significant (P=0.000) relationship was found between amount spent on health after migration. Similarly, amount spent on housing conditions after migration was highly significant (P=0.000). Moreover, amount spent on education of children after migration further disclosed highly significant relationship (P=0.000). Likewise, a significant relationship (P=0.000) was found on house hold goods after migration. Furthermore, amount spent after migration on daily use items showed a highly significant increase (P=0.000). It is concluded from the findings that migrant’s remittances were used as a tool for poverty alleviation in the study area. The results showed that migrants remittances improved the economic status of the households as well as social status i.e., improvement in health, household goods, and daily use items, housing conditions and investment in children education. It was concluded that migrant’s remittances contributed a lot in bringing the lot of local people. Improvement in life standard with visible changes in enjoying basic facilities like education, health care and recreational surfaced up due to concommited flow of remittances from place of migration (Peshawar) to place of destination (Chitral). Stabilization of proper channel from utilization of remittances on long term, lies in through local leaders and community participation were fundamental as policy recommendations.
Authors and Affiliations
Akhtar Ali| Assistant Professor, Rural Sociology Department, Agricultural University Peshawar, Prof. Dr. Rashid Khan| Sociology Department, University of Peshawar, Prof. Dr. Musawar Shah| Chairman, Rural Sociology Department, Agricultural University Peshawar, Dr. Yorid Ehsan Zia,| Assistant Professor, Quaid‐e‐Azam College of Commerce, University of Peshawar
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