Impact of Displacement on Socio-Economic Condition of Kashmiri Pandit Youth

Abstract

The present paper is about Kashmiri Pandit youth who have been displaced from their homeland and are presently living in camps. Displacement of Kashmiri Pandits took place during 1989-1990. Due to displacement the displaced Pandits have settled in various places in and outside Jammu and Kashmir. A section of people of the community took accommodation in camps being provided by the government in Jammu district. The present camps in which the displaced Pandits are living currently are Muthi A, Muthi B, Purkhoo camp, Nagrota and Jagti camp. Most of the Pandits are living in Jagti camp because it is one of the biggest among all the camps. In the present paper an attempt has been made to look into the socio-economic condition of Pandit youth living in these migrant camps. In this paper the socio-economic profile of youth with emphasis on their age, education, occupation, family type, type of accommodation taken by their family after displacement and previous and present camp of living has been taken.