Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2016

MIGRATION AND ITS IMPACT IN INDIA SOME ANALYTICAL ISSUES

Dr. P. Senthil, S. Manoharan

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 This paper deals with internal and international migration, both of which are large–scale with impacts on economic growth and poverty reduction in many regions of the country. In some parts of India, three out of four households include a migrant. However despite the large scale of migration in absolute numbers of people involved and India‘s long history of population and labour mobility, labour migration has rarely been reliably studied. Labour migration is complex. Streams differ in duration, origin, destination and migrant characteristics. Economic and social impacts on migrants and their families are variable. Migration often involves longer working hours, poor living and working conditions, social isolation and poor access to basic amenities. At destination, migrant labour affects markets, lowering the cost of labour. Migration also affects the labour market at the place of origin. Migrant earnings affect income, expenditure patterns and investment and changes relations at household and community levels. While there seems to be some positive impact on incomes and investment, the major function of migration is to act as a ‘safety valve‘ in poor areas. The impact on asset and income inequality is more mixed.

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Dr.P.Senthil, S.MANOHARAN MIGRATION AND ITS IMPACT IN INDIA SOME ANALYTICAL ISSUES International Journal of Scientific Research,Volume : 5 | Issue : 9 |September 2016

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