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SURABHI YADAVAIR 14· 2025

Question Q.8GS1GS1

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

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Main Body

Every year India sees over 100 million internal migration. (Ministry of Labour Data)

Migration - livelihood strategy in rural household

1Better employment opportunities

(eg) Bihar labour in sweet industry textile

2Better standards of living. (eg) government employment more than to better life
3More beyond (social stratification)

(eg) caste identities more prominent in rural areas.

4Maximum migration by women - due to marriage
5Sustain family by single to Member migration (eg) male labour to Punjab.
79 words7 paragraphs
  • Clear enumeration of reasons for migration
  • Provides concrete data (100 million figure)
  • Includes gender perspective on migration
  • Mentions specific examples (Bihar labour, Punjab)

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SURABHI YADAV

AIR 142025

Subject & Paper

GS1GS1

Topic

Migration

Livelihood strategy

Rural migration in developing countries

Writing Stats

79

Total words

7

Paragraphs

Analytical and structured

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