Indian Economy case

1. Internal Migration
in India
Group 6
Numrata Navada | Pankaj Yadav | Parul Trivedi |
Pranita Agrawal | Yogendra Mistry

2. Internal Migration
Importance and Benefits
• Better Work Environment
• Women Empowerment
• Social Remittances
• Urban Diversity
• Addresses Labour Shortage
What is
Internal
Migration?
The migration of
persons within
national borders.
Short-term/
Seasonal Migration
Back and forth
movement
Long-term Migration
Relocation
Primary Reasons
Marriage Employment
Internal
migrants are
30% of India’s
population and
one-third of
the world’s total
internal
migrants
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3. Migrant Misfortunes
No
employment
related social
security
Faces
occupational
health-
hazards
Lacks
documentary
proof of
residence
Lacks
facilities to
send home
remittances
Treated as
second-class
citizen/non-
citizen
Suffers due to
“Sons of Soil”
ideology
Given no role
in decision
making/politic
-al exclusion
Lacks basic
entitlements
Discriminated
on ethnicity,
religion and
caste
Receives no
policy support
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4. Paid lesser
than male
migrants
No maternity
entitlements
or special care
Subject to
health risks
Vulnerable to
sexual
harassment
and abuse
Absence of
creches for her
children
Difficulty in
obtaining
birth
certificate
Lacks regular
health check-
up and
immunization
Suffers child
abuse – child
labor, sexual,
drug abuse
Delayed school
entry/high
drop-out rate
Early
marriage and
pregnancies
Migrant Misfortunes
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5. Policy Recommendations
Legal and Policy Frameworks
• Include internal migration in policy
documents and national development
plans
• Minimum wages and labour standards for
migrants
• Pro-poor strategies to minimize distress
nature of migration
• Universal national minimum social
security package
• Revise relevant migration acts and
prioritize implementation of existing
labour laws
• Universal registration and ID issuance for
workers
• Strengthen legislations to protect rights of
migrant women and children
Filling Knowledge and Research Gaps
• Sector-wise contribution of migrants and
contribution to GDP
• Revise design of census and surveys on
migration
• Conduct detailed countrywide mapping of
internal migration.
• Increased research on sector wise
contribution of migrants
• Assess seasonal and temporary migration
and ensure joint planning between
districts and states
• Collect data on contribution of women
migrant workers towards remittances and
national GDP
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6. Policy Recommendations
Institutional Planning and Preparation
• Ease of accessing public services
• Walk in resource centers for migrants –
legal counselling and information
• Interventions for health protection –
mobile health units
• Financial Services - Secure transfer of
remittances
• Infrastructure - Seasonal accommodation
for workers, day-care/residential facilities
for children
• Include migrants in decision making and
planning
• Pre-departure information and training
to migrants
• Education – worksite school and credit
transfer system for migrant children
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7. Thank you!
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