Thothney Khola Community Forest was established in 2050/Baishak 2 in Sarangkot-9 and consists of 153 houses on 81.5 hectares of land. It has 14 members (7 women and 7 men) divided into 5 groups for farming. Firewood consumption is 7-8 lakhs per year. Annual income is Rs. 8000-9000 from selling some firewood and timber. New plants are planted each Magh and annual reports are kept. Elected persons can serve 3-year terms. The case study examines the impact of migration and remittances on the community of Ghandruk. Many migrate to the Gulf, UK, or India to work as laborers or in

1. CASE STUDY OF
:GHANDRUK
PRESENTED BY : REGMI MILAN
Insights on Community
Forest, Remittance & Migration

2. Thothney Khola Community Forest
• Thothnye khola community forest is located in
sarangkot-9.
• Established in 2050/ Baishak 2.
• 153 houses with 81.5 hector of land.
• There are 14 members where 7 women’s and 7 males.
• There are 5 groups made with 10 members each for
Amriso and kurilo farming.
• Per year 7-8 lakhs firewood's are used by consumers
itself.

3. Contd..
• New plants are planted in Magh [maximum 10 days]
• Annual income is about 8000-9000.
• 1 part of firewood’s and timber are sold.
• Annual reports are also kept.
 Elected person can work for 3 year’s continuously.
 Membership fee is annually Rs300.
 If anyone need extra timber or fiber then they need
to pay extra 100 rupees.

4. Migration
 Migration (human) is the movement of people
from one place in the
 world to another for the purpose of taking up permanent
or
 Semi permanent residence, usually across a political
boundary. An example
 migrant farm laborers. People can either choose to move
("voluntarymigration") or be forced to move
("involuntary migration").
 Migrations have occurred throughout human
history, beginning with the movements of the

5. Remittance
 Definition of 'Remittance'
 The process of sending money to fufill an obligation.
This is most often done through an electronic
network, wire transfer or mail. The term also refers
to the amount of money being sent to remove the
obligation.
 If you were to send money to a friend in Europe
through a wire-transfer service, the sum of the
payment is the remittance.

6. SCOPE
 Impact of remittance in the living standard of people
in Ghandruk.
 To find out the change in knowledge, skills, ideas
and attitudes of incoming migrants.
 To analyze the consequences of migration in the
community. (Potential of tourism leads to increment
in internal migration from business point of view).

7. OBJECTIVES
 To find out the level of remittance inflow and its
consequences in Ghandruk.
 To find out the consequences of migration in
Ghandruk.
 To find out the destination country of the migrants.
 To find the level of vocational training that they have
acquired in their community.
 To find out the mode of remittance transfer.
 To find out the age, gender and ethnicity of the
migrants and their purpose of migration.

8. LIMITATIONS of the Study
 Time constraints.
 Limited Number of sample size.
 They were reluctant to answer.
 Available samples were not educated.

10. Findings & Results
 Number of Respondents :7 F, 1M
 Which reflects the status of women . (good)
 Age group of migrating individuals (18-40)
 Belonging to magar , gurung and chettri ethnici group.
 Purpose : to serve in British Army and Indian Army
 Those who went to Gulf Countries: to work as labourer.
 Duration of stay :2-3 years
 Remittance Contribution: Nrs. 80,000/- per yer
(average)

11. Conclusion
 People of Ghandruk are creeping towards
development.
 Living standard & Economic Sustainability.
 Remittance inflow is high as a result of which
demand is high and consumption pattern is
increasing.
 They are now aware about the importance and need
of vocational trainings(ACAP).
 Capitalizing these ideas into agricultural areas &
livestocks.

12.  How ever , some o f the were complaining about “tax
burden” imposed on them.
 Community lack adequate no. of youths.
 Need to maintain strict administrative rules and
reforms from the government side to maintain
Ghandruk as a Best Tourism HUB.

13. Thank you !!
Greetings from Ghandruk