Opinion | Remittance and the fracturing of the traditional socio-cultural safety net
Summary
Nepal's reliance on remittance profoundly transforms its socio-cultural fabric, disrupting traditional family systems and community bonds despite economic gains.
Key Points
- Remittances constitute over one-third of Nepal's GDP, greatly impacting the economy.
- Mass migration of the working-age population leads to social fragmentation and elderly isolation in rural areas.
- Traditional communal systems like parma have broken down, worsening food security and emergency responses.
- Policies proposed include elder care centres, family-oriented pre-departure counselling, and reintegration of returnees through cooperative farming.
