Abstract: Economic growth is not the only objective of policy-makers and policy-implementers of a nation. The development is not meant to increase the production of goods and services only, but to improve the quality of life of the backward section of the society. The real objective of this paper is to measure overall quality of life across occupations among the Tiwa tribe in Morigaon and Nagaon districts of Assam. This study is done on the basis of primary data collected randomly. Total 400 households are selected purposively and interviewed with the help of well structured questionnaire. This study has used OLS regression to find out the main determinants of household level quality of life of Tiwa people of Assam. Human Development Index (HDI) dimension index formula is utilised in computing dimension indexes of household level quality of life index (HQLI). It is found that occupations such as salaried households and households with self-employed in non-agriculture have shown better index value of all dimensions of HQLI compared to occupations such as agriculture and casual labour work. It is concluded that for better quality of life, the concerned departments of the government along with local representative bodies should work harmoniously.
Keywords: Quality of life, Tiwa tribe, Assam.
Title: Household Level Quality of Life among the Tiwa Tribe: A case study of Morigaon and Nagaon districts of Assam.
Author: Dr.Mriganka Saikia
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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