SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF YADAV WOMEN

(A Case Study of Chhinamasta Rural Municipality of Saptari District)

A Proposal
Submitted to the Department of Sociology, J.P.S.D.M. Campus, Siraha
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Tribhuvan University,
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
MASTER OF ARTS
In
SOCIOLOGY

Submitted by:
Ram Kumar Chaudhary
Department of Sociology
J.P.S.D.M. Campus, Siraha
2017

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1. Background of the Study

Nepal is a small mountainous land locked country with an area of 147,181 square kilometers
with three clear ecological zones, the mountain 35.2% hill 41.7% and the Terai 23.1% it has
a population of 23.2 million. Some 48.5% of the population lives in the Terai, 44.2% in the
hills and 7.3% in the mountains.

Nepal is the country of multi-culture and multi-ethnicity. The rural population of Nepal
consists of several ethnic groups. It is reality that all ethnic groups are not attaining the same
status of living. Some groups are far head socially, economically than the other groups.

The Nepalese Terai, bordering west Bengal in the east and Uttar Pradesh in the west, is a
vaster area more than 900km long . The width varies between 50 and 90 km. the terai includes
20 districts out of Nepal's 75 districts. The Nepalese Terai is commonly divided into two
zones, an inner zone known as bhitri madhes (inner Terai) and an outer zone, the extension
of the indo-Genetic plains, Known as madhes (cf. Guneratne 1994). The saptari lies in the
outer zone.

The terai is today a mosaic of different population groups. The rough divisions commonly
used are pahari, Madhesi, and Muslims etc. Pahari is a term used about the people
traditionally settled in the hills (pahar). The hilly nature is also commonly 8used as a
metaphor for "the real Nepal" . madhesis means simply a person living in the lowlands,
madhes, but refers to people of indian origin, . Madheshi has today negative connotations,
and the term is very often associated with illegal immigrants from india. There is a strong
feeling among madhesi that they are treated as second-class citizens. The madhesi are
composed of various groups. There are Muslims and high-caste Hindus, as well as the
various occupational cast groups. According to dahal (1994), There are more than 30
different castes among the madhesi Hindus. The Yadav as well as the occupational castes is
settled over the Terai belt.

In general, country's development means upliftment of people's socio-economic and

educational condition. Among all, women development should be given due importance to
uplift their socio-economic condition.

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2. Statement of The Problem

In The Nepalese context, women are associated with poor health, poor education,
unemployment and overload of household work such as cooking , cleaning , child caring etc.
the birth of son brings prestige , identity entity and dignity to a mother in Nepalese society.
There is saying," Let it be late but it is son", Birth of son open way for heaven" etc.

In Nepal, there are different casts, culture, languages and religious groups. But most of the
people are still unknown about Yadav people so as to make whole country aware about the
living status of the Yadav community. This research also aims to explain the changes in
community's socio-economic behaviors and attitude protecting its culture from dagger rules
and also throwing light on the socio-economic condition of Yadav women of Chhinamasta
RM. Thus this research attempt to answer the following question.

What is the role of Yadav women in household activities as well as social works? What is
the origin of Yadav of study area ? What problems are they facing now days?

Considering these situations of women, I asked myself when can bring a changes in this
strata of Yadav women in Nepal ? How can they become able to think as individuals by
themselves ? what kind of education do Yadav women or whole women require to overcome
a feeling of inferiority and love in dignity and self- respect ? what can provide women with
vigor and make them feel more courageous ? what kind of power do women need to be
empowered in this sense ?By what mans do women should be empowered ?Has literacy been
perceived as a source of empowerment to women ?

Bringing change in relation to their social and political situations .

Bringing change in relation to their economic situation
Bringing change in relation to their psychological situation.

3. Objective of the study

The general objective of this study is to carry out socio-economic condition of Yadav women
and introduction of Yadav people . the specific objectives of the study are as follows :

To find out the socio-economic condition of Yadav women of the study area.

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 To identity the role of Yadav women in economic as well as non-economic activities.
To identity and analyze the socio-economic problems facing by women of Yadav.

4. Significance of the Study

The main goal of this study is to find out the existing level of knowledge and attitude about
the real picture of Yadav women condition and her problems. However, there has been no
study which examines the socio-economic condition of Yadav Women. this study will
attempt to document the introduction and socio-economic condition of Yadav Women.

The study present condition of Nepalese women of the study area. In this study main
emphasis has been laid on the social-economic status of women of Chhinamasta RM.

5. Review of Literature
In course of the study, various books, articles, dissertations and other reference materials were
reviewed. It includes the review of existing empirical literature briefly in the subject of various
developing countries including Nepal. And their findings are easily found on various books, research
papers, seminar papers, and reports of the international institution, issues of the journal and article
about Socio-economic status of women has been studied in detailed. Here attempt has been made to
review them. The source of the study is based on available reports, manuals, workshops, proceedings,
and research papers.

6. Research Methodology

Research methodology is the way to solve the research problem systematically. In designing
methodology for a thesis project the following element should be taken into account. They
are research design, population and sample, sources of data, data collection technique and
presentation and analysis of data. The study is based on primary and secondary source of
data. Relevant information has been collected through the medium of open and close-ended
questionnaires from respondents. Besides primary data some required data related to the
study have collected from secondary sources available from official and unofficial sources.

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7. Limitations of The Study

It is difficult to cover all the Yadav women in the country to understand the exact situation
and choose the best option. But it is not possible due to time constraints. This study can not
include other aspect rather than socio-economic. Condition and economic. Activity of the
Yadav women. Researcher owns self as women facing problem to explore with all elder
Yadav and problem with movement every time. Generally, the study is expected have the
following limitations.

The research aims to study socio-economic status of Yadav Women of Chhinamasta RM.
This study is limited in Terai of Saptari district of Chhinamasta RM. which may not
reflect the economic status of whole Yadav women.
The study is conducted within given time budget.
The study is conducted within money budget.
The study area have not gravel road, for that can't reach their time to time.
Researcher owns self as women racing problem to explore with all elder.

8. Organization of the Study

The entire study has been organized as follows:

Chapter 1: Introduction

This chapter deals with Methodology, Background of the study, Statement of problems, Objectives
of the study, Significance of the study, Area of the Study, Limitation of the study & Organization of
the study.

Chapter 2: Review of Literature

This chapter review the existing literature in relevant areas. Mainly includes the fundamental concept
and brief review of previous research work.

Chapter 3: Research Methodology

This chapter deals with methodology that includes research design, source of data, data collection
techniques, methods of analysis and research variable.

This chapter deals with the presentation and analyzed of collected data and information. For this
purpose various analytical tools has been used.

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Chapter:4 Presentation and Analysis of Data

The data analysis and interpretation of the survey results are discussed in chapter four.

Chapter: 5 Summary, Conclusion, Findings and Recommendation

This chapter is the final chapter of the study that includes summary of the study, major finding,
conclusion and recommendation.

The bibliography, appendix are also included in the last of the thesis.

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