A study on the Livelihood Conditions of People Living along the LOC of India and Pakistan

Abstract

The project work studies the livelihood condition of people living in borderland in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. This makes an attempt to explain how the activities happening along the LOC1 influenced the livelihood condition of people living in borderland. This article uses primary household survey data. It finds that the unemployment and poverty in bordered areas. It finds that poverty and unemployment is substantially higher in borderland region comparatively to other region. It finds that living condition of people is bad comparatively to other region. The rate of unemployment and poverty is higher than the state average rate in borderland region which implies that the activities happening along the Line of Control significantly influenced and impact the life in borderland.