The relationship between culture,economy and environment is inseperable appears true when we see many camel breeding communities, especially the Raikas and Rabari communities in the state of Rajasthan employed in the profession of rearing camels.Raika, Rajasthan’s hereditary camel breeders have been known to herd camels for a livelihood for centuries and with the increased diversification of the use of camel products ,the local communities started exploring their options to utilize camels in the best way possible with a paradigm in terms of other uses but in recent years, camel species have have witnessed a rapid decline in its population which is a matter of concern.Looking to the social, cultural and economic usefulness and contribution of camels, and to ensure their conservation the state Government enacted The Rajasthan Camel (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 2015,which aims to provide for prohibition of slaughter of camels and also to regulate temporary migration or export thereof from Rajasthan.The “Prohibition Act”, was proposed with the objective to curb the diminishing ratio of the camel population but ever since the law was enacted, the difficulty in finding customers have resulted in a dire economic situation for camel herders.The current study aims to witness the relationship between policy implementation without the local communities consent and it's widest impacts on the socio-economic development of such traditional communities in the region.Study also aims to include all the stakeholders regarding the implementation of such government interventions.
