Economic Activities for Repatriated Migrant Workers of India: A Framework for Rural Development

Sukanta Chandra Swain and Sunil Kumar Padhi

Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2020, vol. 10, issue 03

Abstract: This paper's basic objective is to design a framework for the efficient accommodation of repatriated migrant workers in Odisha's rural sector (India). For this purpose, secondary data derived through content analysis have been analyzed and interpreted. Besides recognizing migrant workers' wishes and ascertaining their inbuilt skill sets, the framework will focus on skill mapping with the existing and would-be economic activities in the rural sector. Since the inflow of returnee migrant workers to the rural sector has been a crucial point of concern for respective state governments owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, all state governments are alert to addressing the issues of returnee migrants. The State of Odisha is not an exception to this concern. It has been putting all its efforts into accommodating all repatriated migrant workers in the rural sector's economic activities, but with no significant achievement. A framework embedded within the skills matrix will help accommodate returnee migrants to promote rural development against this backdrop. This study's findings will help policymakers shift focus from transfer payments to the creation of capital overheads.

Keywords: Labor; and; Human; Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.342290

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