Migration Introduction Census 2011—450 ml+ Indians (37%) are internal migrants. Economic Survey 2017 — 139 ml seasonal or circular migrants Specific Migration corridors SDGs 10.7— Facilitate orderly, safe, regular & R/S migration + Implement a planned & well-managed migration policies. Why Migration? Push factors— Agri Distress + lack of alternative job opp / Unemployment in hinterland Decline of common property resources like ponds, forests & grazing lands. Pull factors— Mass media effect—obsession with “Urbanism” Structural transformation of economy—NEP—Thrust on secondary sector Marriage— Major reason for women migration Anonymity— opp of social mobility for socially oppressed groups. Livelihood accumulation strategy or survival risk reducing strategy +ve Impact +ve Impact on economy— ‘Footloose workers’-- S upply of cheap labour — Form a big part of informal eco economy + Mfg Remittances —India has a 1.5-lakh-cr domestic remittance market— Encourage ...