Volume : 9, Issue : 3, MAR 2023

DRA ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES

STUDYING THE SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF MINE WORKERS OF JODHPUR DIVISION IN RAJASTHAN IN THE POST-PANDEMIC SCENARIO

INDU DEVAL

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered multiple economic shocks impacting every sector and mining sector cannot be an exception. Mining is one of the major occupations in Rajasthan, which contributes significantly to the state economy, despite being regarded as a dangerous occupation considering its health effects. While the majority of the past research studies have focused on the diseases occurring due to mining activities, the present research highlights the socio-demographic characteristics of workers in the mining sector of Jodhpur division, along with identifying the major social problems of the mine workers. Analysing and discussing the major characteristics of socio-demographic profile of mine workers in the post-pandemic period, the research identified three major social problems – illiteracy, marriages before the legal age, and elderly workers, significantly present among the mine workers that needs to be resolved.

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