Urbanization and Spatial Patterns of Internal Migration in India
Published By: IGIDR on eSS | Published Date: May, 01 , 2014With an urbanization level of 31.16 percent in 2011, India is the least urbanized country among the top
10 economies of the world. In addition, unlike other countries, the transition of workforce out of
agriculture is incomplete. This coupled with jobless growth in recent years has contributed to an
increase in certain migration streams. While rural-rural migration continues to be the largest in terms
of magnitude, we also document an increase in two-way commuting across rural and urban areas.
Further, there are a large number of short term migrants and an increase in return migration rate is
also observed. [IGIDR WP-2014-016].
Author(s): Ajay Sharma, S. Chandrashekar | Posted on: May 26, 2014 | Views(674) | Download (663)