Assessment of Quality of Life in Native Ethnic Tribes of Cold Desert Leh-Ladakh

By : G. M. Rather

Page No: 294-314

Abstract
Quality of life (QoL) is becoming a prominent notion in a wide range of fields, including social sciences. It provides a viable alternative to several established disciplinary perspectives on how to assess development of an area. The present research work was an attempt to assess the QoL among the native tribes of cold desert Leh-Ladakh. These ethnic tribes being the inhabitants of remote areas of cold desert are lacking behind in almost all the basic facilities. Composite index and standard deviation techniques have been used to categorize the study area into various levels of QoL on the basis of 40 variables. The study reveals that fifty percent of sample villages were having very low and low QoL. An attempt was also made to come up with the suggestions for the improvement of same that will lead to better life conditions of the tribal people of the area.

Author :
G.M. Rather
Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Disaster Management, University of Kashmir, J & K
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2022.42.02.5