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and stay in the host state for some minimum length of time.
Objectives
1. Reasons for migration
2. State to state migration flows.
3. Some insights on the determinants of internal migration in
India.
Effects
Where
Why
Introduction
Migration in India is not new and historical accounts show that
Population of India
no.of people in million
1028
0.54
166.2
309
226
53.3
20.5
6.2
Rural to rural
Rural to urban
Urban to rural
14.3
Urban to urban
Migration
Pattern in
India
Push factors
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7.
8.
9.
PULL FACTORS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Job opportunities
Better living conditions
Political and/or religious freedom
Enjoyment
Education
Security
Family links
Attractive climates
Benefits and
Risks
Benefits
Sharing and transferring skills
Benefit
Strengthen economic integration in the
region.
Risk
Region-wide exploitation of workers
Risk
Brain Drain to other regions or within
region
Risk
Security and Public Health Concerns
human development.
On the positive side it brings in cash which may or may not
result in an improvement in living standards. It can also
result in the learning of new skills and an improvement in
social status.
On the negative side migration carries the risk of injury,
exposure to life threatening diseases, loneliness and
increased work burdens for women left behind.
The overall outcome of migration depends on how these
positives and negatives add up for the better connected
and better educated, migration can result in rapid
accumulation of assets and a faster escape from poverty.
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2000000
1500000
1000000
500000
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Conclusion
The push and pull factors have dominated much of the
References:
http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/19193/
Internal Migration in India: Are the Underclass More Mobile? --Ram B.Bhagat
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