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Title: GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL AMENITIES AND SERVICES IN THE KASHMIR VALLEY OF THE HIMALAYAN REGION
Authors: Altaf Hussain
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Altaf Hussain Former Student of Department of Regional Planning, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.
MLA 8 Hussain, Altaf. "GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL AMENITIES AND SERVICES IN THE KASHMIR VALLEY OF THE HIMALAYAN REGION." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 5, no. 6, June 2020, pp. 1497-1511, ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=105. Accessed June 2020. APA(6) Hussain, A. (2020, June). GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL AMENITIES AND SERVICES IN THE KASHMIR VALLEY OF THE HIMALAYAN REGION. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 5(6), 1497-1511. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=105 Chicago Hussain, Altaf. "GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL AMENITIES AND SERVICES IN THE KASHMIR VALLEY OF THE HIMALAYAN REGION." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 5, no. 6 (June 2020), 1497-1511. Accessed June, 2020. ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=105.
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Abstract: Social amenities and services are the representation of the social, cultural and economic development. The development is supposed to be inclusive in term of social amenities and services like electricity, health centres, toilets, drinking water, schools, housing, communication and so on. These infrastructures are essential and integral part of human life of any community living in rural and urban areas. This study is about the availability and accessibility of social infrastructure in the Kashmir valley. It has been found from this study that Kupwara, Ganderbal, Bandipora and Kulgam districts are least developed in terms of social amenities and services There has been given less emphasis to the socio-economic development of these districts compared to other districts. These districts are still deprived from the availability and accessibility of social amenities and services in the Kashmir valley. The poor policies and lack of good governance have been led to the unequal and unplanned distribution of social infrastructure in this region.

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