The Changing Pattern of Internal Migration in India: Issues and Challenges

Published By: EPC | Published Date: July, 01 , 2012

This paper is an attempt to understand the emerging migration patterns in India and issues underlying it. With globalisation, urbanisation and accompanying changes in socio-economic conditions, migrants are attracted to urban areas in recent times. The emerging migration pattern depicts confinement of migrants in lower socio-economic class in Urban India in response to the macro economic reforms. The latest NSS data (2007/08) on migration reveals a gloomy and divergent picture of recent migrants who have migrated prior to five year. [EPC].

Author(s): Sandhya Rani Mahapatro | Posted on: Aug 07, 2013 | Views(1502)


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