Report On Lifestyle In Kashmir & Pok – Burning Issues – Free PDF

• A recent study conducted jointly by-
• Professor Dheeraj Sharma, director of the Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak and Professor Farah Arif, of the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan,
• Revealed interesting facts about life in Jammu & Kashmir and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.

• As part of their research, they surveyed a random sample of 1,425 individuals across
• Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) and Gilgit-Baltistan under Pakistani administration, and Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir in India.
• 396 from PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan.
• 1029 from Kashmir, Jammu, and Ladakh.

Young Generation

• With both countries having predominantly young populations,
• The survey focused largely on those in their twenties and thirties – the generation which will shape the future of these regions.

Questions asked

• Participants were asked about how satisfied they were with their lives, and whether they believed they were better off than their parent’s generation.
• In addition, the study aimed to assess whether the respondents were happy in their homeland, or intended to leave for better pastures in the future.
• The respondents were also questioned to understand their attitude to their government, and
• Whether their expectations in terms of education, infrastructure and healthcare were met.

Findings of the study

• A whopping four out of five people in both the Ladakh and Jammu regions, and nearly seven in every ten in Kashmir stated,
• They were happy with their lives, and believed life was better than it had been in their parents’ generation.
• Nearly three in four people were pleased with the governance of their region,
• Particularly the educational institutions, healthcare facilities, infrastructure development and employment opportunities available to them.

In POK

• On the other hand, every second person in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), and four out of every five persons in Gilgit Baltistan reported that
• They were not satisfied with their lives.
• Almost the same number stated that life had been better in their parents’ generation, and had deteriorated since.
• More than half the people in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir were not happy with their government.
• In Gilgit-Baltistan, this was even higher – seven in every ten were unhappy with their government here.
• Perhaps not surprisingly, over half the people unhesitatingly stated that they intended to move out of their homeland, in search of a better life for themselves and their children.
• There is a scarcity of employment opportunities and worsening living conditions compared to the previous generation.

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