Main Article Content
Abstract
Migration implies the phenomenon of the flow of people over shorter or longer destinations, either for temporary or permanent settlement. Migration process has been an important factor in the area of development and changes in the present day society. It has been the experience of most of the developed countries that rapid economic and social changes are accompanied by population redistribution between rural and urban areas. People migrate from one place to another for several reasons, but the goal or main reason behind changing the residence would be improving their living conditions or to escape from debts and poverty. The Economic Survey of India 2017 estimates that the magnitude of inter-state migration in India was close to 9 million annually between 2011 and 2016, while Census 2011 pegs the total number of internal migrants in the country (accounting for inter- and intra-state movement) at a staggering 139 million. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are the biggest source states, followed closely by Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and West Bengal; the major destination states are Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.