Socioeconomic Impact of Border Haat in Meghalaya : A Case Study of Kalaichar Border Haat

Authors

  •   Mridul Barman PhD Scholar, Department of Management, North Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus, Tura - 794 002, Meghalaya
  •   Debabrata Sutradhar Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Kharupetia College, Kharupetia, Darrang, Assam - 784 115

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17010/aijer/2017/v6i5/119516

Keywords:

Border Trade

, Border Haat, Socioeconomic Development, Indo-Bangladesh Trade

A20

, B17, F13, I15, O12

Paper Submission Date

, October 3, 2017, Paper sent back for Revision, October 26, Paper Acceptance Date, October 30, 2017.

Abstract

The India and Bangladesh governments, in order to uplift the socioeconomic development of the people inhabiting the Indo-Bangladesh border, opened the border haat at Kalaichar in South-West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, India on July 23, 2011. In this paper, an attempt was made to assess the socioeconomic impact of Kalaichar Border Haat on the vendors. The findings of the study revealed that mainly agricultural items of local origin are exported to Bangladesh by the local vendors through Kalaichar Border Haat. The study also revealed that the opening of the border haat had a positive impact on the socioeconomic life of the vendors. After four years of border trade, the local vendors enjoyed better socioeconomic conditions in the form of better education for their children, better sanitation & electricity facilities, and weekly income source.

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Published

2017-10-01

How to Cite

Barman, M., & Sutradhar, D. (2017). Socioeconomic Impact of Border Haat in Meghalaya : A Case Study of Kalaichar Border Haat. Arthshastra Indian Journal of Economics & Research, 6(5), 24–31. https://doi.org/10.17010/aijer/2017/v6i5/119516

Issue

Volume 6, Issue 5, September-October 2017

Section

Regional Economics
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