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AMIT JARWALAIR 205· 2025

Question Q.5ElucidateGS2GS1

Migration is a vital livelihood strategy for rural households in developing countries like India. Elucidate.

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Introduction

India has seen prominent internal migration in last decade, i.e. 37.1% of total population for different reasons like economic opportunities, social norms etc.

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Main Body

Migration vital to rural household's livelihood strategy

1employment opportunity → 60% of APP comes from urban center
2Quality education - with major education institution in urban area
3Infrastructure and facilities like healthcare, WiFi etc more in urban cities
4Climate change induced migration (eq) sea level rise leading to submergence of rural area and low lying area
5Core to life with alien to better opportunities and job profile
6Dishes in caste culture and self sufficient village mode (eq) 46% population in agri contribute to only 16% of GDP

Challenges in rural-launched migration

1Selective migration - only adult male contribute to 66% migrants (eq?) 23
2Feminisation of agriculture
3Development of slums in urban areas
4Dearth of quality disposition in urban as well as rural areas
5Poverty, SHG and women lead shift rural area → (1) rural banisration rural area (2) development (3) slum locations (eg UIDE) (4) improving agricultural and processing industry (eq UIDE)

Measure to reduce rural migration

(1) rural banisration rural area
2development of tier 2 and tier 3 cities
3improve agricultural and processing industry (eg UIDE)

At APJ Abdul Kalam said, we need to bring urban amenities to rural area to bring change and improve the unintentional flow of people

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  • Provides statistical data (37.1%)
  • Identifies multiple reasons for migration
  • Links climate change to migration

Topper

AMIT JARWAL

AIR 2052025

Subject & Paper

GS2GS1

Topic

Role of Women and Women's Organization, Population and Associated Issues, Poverty and Developmental issues, Urbanization

Migration

Rural to urban migration as livelihood strategy

Writing Stats

238

Total words

6

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