Contours of Internal Migration in India: Certain Experiences from Kerala

Dr.B.Pradeep Kumar

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Abstract: In recent times, internal migration has intensified in different parts of the world. In tune with this, migration issues in Kerala have assumed different dimensions thanks to the inflow of a large number of migrants from the far away states like Assam and West Bengal. This has made Kerala a destination which attracts internal migrants besides being a state sending its own people to the Middle East and Europe. The large influx of migrants has caused precarious socio-economic issues in Kerala society. At the same time, Kerala’s dying productive sectors find resurrection only on the ride of the present wave of migrant workers to the State. Set in this background, this paper intends to look into these issues and try to bring out policy interventions by the government to improve the living conditions of migrant workers.

Keywords: Migration; foreign remittances; Labor Market; Discrimination; Intervention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J01 J6 J62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-06-07, Revised 2016-06-15
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Published in B-Digest International Journal of Commerce and Management 1.8(2016): pp. 43-48

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