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Temporary Migration in India: Findings from Statistical Data and Learnings from Case Studies

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Author

  • Evgeny Kochkin
  • Srilata Sircar

Summary, in English

The subject of rural-urban migration in India and its close association with the question of rural development has been studied over a long period of time. Official data suggests that short-term migration is a rare phenomenon in India while several case studies from across the country reveal quite the opposite. This paper has attempted to identify some loopholes in the official data. It has further reviewed the existing literature and case studies to identify informal indebtedness as a prime motivation for temporary migration. On the whole, the paper seeks to explore the arenas and potential for future research on the theme of temporary rural-urban labour migration in the context of India.

Keywords: temporary migration, rural-urban linkages, rural development, India.

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Pages

1794-1802

Publication/Series

Journal of Siberian Federal University

Volume

Humanities & Social Sciences 10

Issue

2014-7

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Siberian Federal University

Topic

  • Human Geography

Keywords

  • rural-urban linkages
  • temporary migration
  • rural development
  • India.

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1997-1370