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A Baseline Study on Socio-economic Status of Ichok & Simle of Sindupalchowk, 2073 was conducted under the tenure of the Sustainable Development Policy Institution with the financial support of Community Self Reliance Center. The main objective of the study was to investigate the socio-economic characteristicsof some villages in a particular area of Sindupalchowk district of Nepal. Sindupalchowk 1 out of the 13 district of Province No. 3; with an area of 981 sqm. Sindupalchowk lies in a Bagmati zone and is border district to China. Ichok and Simle are two villages of Sindupalchowk located at hills surrounded by farmland, forests and river Indrawati and Sunkoshi and Bhotekoshi. The land is not very fertile, and the yield is very low. However, people are entirely depended on traditional agriculture and animal husbandry for survival. Ichok and Simle both have road connectivity to and from Kathmandu. Melamchi and Balefi are nearby towns of Ichok and Simle respectively.

The study was conducted in two phase where 55 respondents (44 from Ichok and 11 from Simle) were selected as the respondent. Key findings of this study manifest the different aspect of socio-economic like respondent skill proficiency, power mapping family education standing, financial position, physical health status, resources availability, social security, earthquake effect, post-earthquake reconstruction and participatory in local development exertion and others.

Findings:

There are imbalance and fragile (in most) situation of per capital income, fulfillment of basics need, human development index and increase in quality of life in both villages.16 & 7 families in Ichok and Simle are living under the poverty line. Their daily income is less than NRS. 115.06 (> 3000 monthly) & NRS. 164.38 (> 5000 monthly) respectively in Ichok and Simle. 1 family is living in absolute poverty. They have difficulty in managing sources for foodie and non-foodie consumption. Living life in poverty line means unable to fulfill a primary demand for surviving. Earthquakes have result people to deprive of shelter and water. 98 % in Ichok and 100% Simle are having no home to live.  Thus focused should be made to increasing PCI of villages which in turn would result fulfillment of basic need and other. 

The government has failed to meet the essential needs of expanding population of Ichok and Simle as 2 out of 3 people are without the commercial skills in both villages.

Public participation radically helps people to improve a quality of life. It can contribute to creating more active citizens; manage complex problems in public service design and delivery. For the 21st century has to be an essential ingredient in public policy decision-making and delivery. But only 20 and 5 people from Ichok and Simle resp. are aware of people participation in nation development.

Strong economic growth advances human development which in turn promotes the economic growth of the nation. Growth can generate virtuous circles of prosperity and opportunity. Thus it’s necessary to generate employment opportunities. Engendering employment opportunities means incentives for villages; it helps them to invest in entrepreneurs, education, health, and others. A successful strategy of economic growth must have at its core measures to promote entrepreneurs. Both villages possess high possibility in agricultural whether it’s for farming or husbandry, so the keys attribute for the people to improve the quality of life is by being the entrepreneur because Sindupalchowk alone has 29.0% agricultural able land.

Regardless of government aimed to distributed country resources, materials and participate its people in development toil equally; people haven’t yet to taste right to equality. A citizen should entertain with a right to equality without any difficulties and delay. Thus people should be awake to demand right to resources and participate and pressurize government of its local bodies to make sure people enjoy right to resources and participate.

Though strong in the document, Nepal government is yet to distributed social security program like free education for marginalized scholars, redemption allowances, sexual reproductive insurance, poultry/swain flu/bird flu relief, foreign employment insurance, food travel assistance, child nutrition allowance and other

It’s important that government, local bodies, and the nongovernmental organization has to work out on different dimensional of sustainable development in the Ichok & Simle. Within economical dimensional focus should be made to alleviate poverty by orienting in economic growth by the equally distribution of national income, green accounting, and sustainable agricultural development. Similarly, for social dimensional, it’s essential to empower people socially and introduce gender equity and equality in availability of social services. The local institution must be sure to include reasonable use of natural resources through proper management and protection of them in economic dimensional. Within human dimensional focus should be made on increasing people capacity, confident, rights, choice and providing gainful employment opportunities.

Poor and marginalized people should be empowered and ensure better life including both for present and coming generation. Focus should be made for empowerment, human security, perception of individual well being and happiness, civic and community well being, education and health in both villages.