Quality Of Life Analysis: Socio-Economic Perspective With Reference To Jharia Coalfield

Abstract

The paper makes an attempt to study the various aspects of Quality of Life (QOL) from socioeconomic perspective. While doing so, certain definitions of QOL and its ingredients have been studied.The significance of socio-economic parameters in the study of QOL has been highlighted. Socio-economic factors are not universal and may vary from place to place and time to time. As a case study, Jharia Coalfield region is studied and a methodology is prepared to evaluate the quality of life index of the region.While studying the Jharia Coalfield region, the history of coal mining there and the issues of QOL in mining areas have been studied.Issues of QOL in coal mining areas include the material dimensions, non-material diemnsions and the environmental dimensions.The utilization of the land there and the settlement pattern are shown. Based on technical information about the stability of the land, study areas are selected. In the selected study areas, socioeconomic survey is conducted and QOL index is formulated.