Interface between Tourism and Rural Development in Panchmul, Nepal

Rajan Binayek Pasa

doi:10.3126/njdrs.v18i01.41945

Abstract

This study explores interfaces between tourism and rural development outcomes (constructs) in Panchmul located in Aandhikhola rural municipality of Syangja District. A comprehensive researcher strategy has been applied in this study. The necessary information was collected from 21 participants selected purposively from tourism and rural development programs. This study found functional interfaces or two ways contributions between tourism and rural development outcomes. Similarly, tourism related activities are building social capital, developing rural infrastructures, maintaining community well-being, and conserving biodiversity which are learning platforms to the neighboring villagers and others people. Panchmul can be a model village for rural development if skillful local youths are mobilized in the activities of tourism development, promotional, and management. That’s why there must be transformative interfaces between constructs thus better to apply the strategic interface model developed from this study by the local development stakeholders.

Highlights

Rural development is a process, phenomenon, and discipline that encompass agriculture development and allied activities, village industries, crafts, and socio-economic infrastructures as well as in rural areas (Singh, 1999; Singh, 2009)
This study concludes that there is a functional interface between tourism and rural development outcomes
It has contributed to developing collectiveness, we feeling, and community sentiment among Dalits and Gurung ethnic groups and established their identity in national and international tourism markets

Summary

Introduction

Rural development is a process, phenomenon, and discipline that encompass agriculture development and allied activities, village industries, crafts, and socio-economic infrastructures as well as in rural areas (Singh, 1999; Singh, 2009). It aims for improving the livelihood of rural people through better access to natural, physical, human, technological, financial, and social capital (Atchoarena, 2003). More than NRs. 10.84 billion has been invested in those industries thereby generating employment for 512,159 people (MoF, 2016). Around 36, 19, 41 Nepalese youths (339138 males& 22803 females) were involved in foreign employment in the fiscal year 2018/19 among them which 1.5 percent were skilled, 23 percent semi-skilled and 75.5 percent unskilled (MoF, 2019)

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