SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF SRINAGAR CITY

Abstract

The present paper study elucidates some aspects of Socio-economic conditions and Quality of Life, Srinagar City of Kashmir Valley. Srinagar is one of the most important city of the Himalayan mountain system. For in depth survey, from 68 wards of Srinagar City 1045 households belonging to different income groups were personally interviewed through Questionnaire. The major findings of the study reveal that the Socioeconomic and quality of life of Very Higher Income group is far better than the Low and Middle Income group. The Very High Income group has good sanitation conditions and housing conditions, good possession of Assets including Vehicles, good educational status as against the Low Income groups which have poor housing and sanitation conditions, less hygienic environment at home, less possession of Assets etc. the difference in the standard of life suggests that most of the differences are related to Income conditions which ultimately affect their water supply conditions, State and Quality of water, Type of latrine facility, place of disposal of waste water, place of disposal of household waste