Community Home stay as a tourism industry and

Local development of Ghandruk

A Report submitted to the Faculty of ‘bachelor in social work’ in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Bachelor in social work,

Course code SW 421

Texas International College

Tribhuvan University

By

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TU registration no-

Kathmandu, Nepal

2021

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 Acknowledgements

I would like to acknowledge my research supervisor………,.for her/his Kindness and

support. I am truly blessed to have a supervisor who invests so much of himself in his students. It
has been such a joy to be his student, as he consistently nurtures my personal and professional
development. I have learned so much through his mentorship. She/he is inspirational. This
bachelor’s report would not have been possible without his support.

I am thankful to have had excellent committee members. Their contribution to this

project was invaluable.

To all the participants in this project, thank you for trusting me to share your knowledge
and experiences. Without their participation, this project would not have come to fruition.

To the faculty of social work for providing I with the opportunity to learn from a dynamic
team of professors who have planted seeds of knowledge and wisdom that have certainly helped
me grow into a better professional.

And, thanks to my ……………, for her unwavering encouragement and support.

 Texas International College

Tribhuvan University

Bachelor in social work

Supervisory and examine committee approval letter

…………., candidate for the degree of bachelor in social work, has presented a research title
‘Community Home stay as a tourism industry and Local development of Ghandruk’ in an
oral examination held on …; the following committee members have found the research
acceptable in form and content, and that the candidate acceptable in form and content, and that
the candidate demonstrated satisfactory knowledge of the subject material.

External examiner:

Supervisor :

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Chair of defense:
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I hereby, declare that this report paper entitled Community Home stay as a tourism industry
and Local development of Ghandruk submitted to the Faculty of social work, Texas
International College, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu is the result of my original work under
the supervision of Ms/Mr………… and has not been submitted for an assessment at this or any
other university and the work herein represents the sole work of the author. I also give
permission for the Texas College, Tribhuvan University to lend or photocopy this term paper/
report on request.

Signed:

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 Texas International College

Tribhuvan University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Bachelor in social work

Letter of Recommendation

The research entitled “Community Home stay as a tourism industry and Local development
of Ghandruk has been prepared by ………under my guidance and supervision. I found the
work original and satisfactory. I, therefore, recommend this thesis for final evaluation.

Ms/Mr

Research supervisor,

Bachelor in Mass Communication

Texas International College

Tribhuvan University
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TITLE PAGE ………………………………………………………………i

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………………………………………………..ii

APPROVAL LETTER…………………………………………………….iii

DECLARATION LETTER………………………………………………..iv

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION……………………………………..v

TABLE OF CONTENTS…………………………………………………...vi

LIST OF TABLES………………………………………………………….vii

LIST OF FIGURES………………………………………………………...viii

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS……………………………………………….ix

ONE INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………..

1.1 Background……………………………………………………………….
1.2 Statement of problem…………………………………………………….
1.3 Objective ………………………………………………………………….
1.4 Importance of the study………………………………………………….
1.5 Limitation of study………………………………………………………….

TWO LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………………….

2.1 Concept of tourism…………………………………………………………

2.2 Concept of home stay as a tourism industry……………………………..

2.3 Concept of tourism policy, acts, rules and guidelines in Nepal………....

 2.4 Tourism and local development…………………………………………..

2.5 Conceptual framework of report………………………………………....

THREE METHODOLOGY……………………………………………………………

3.1 Research design…………………………………………………...............

3.2 Sampling Procedure………………………………………………………

3.3 Sources of data collection…………………………………………………

3.4 data collection tools and techniques…………………………………......

FOUR DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA………………………………………..

4.1 General introduction of Kaski district …………………………………

4.2 General introduction of Ghandruk village municipality……………..

4.3 Description of Ghandruk home stay running community ……………

FIVE DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION …………………………..

5.1 Socio- demographic characteristics of Ghandruk…………………….

5.2 Socio- economic Characteristics of Ghandruk………………………..

SIX FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ………….

6.1 Findings …………………………………………………………………

6.2 Conclusion………………………………………………………………..

6.3 Recommendations ………………………………………………………….

REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………..

ANNEXES……………………………………………………………………….