Migration Corridors: A Study on Murshidabad, West Bengal

Musrshidabad can well be labelled as one of the most backward districts [Human Development Index (HDI) of Murshidabad is 0.46] in West Bengal. There are a host of factors which have contributed to such a poor reflection of the district's HDI. Absence of any major industries, lack of employment...

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Published in:Economic affairs (Calcutta) 2019-09, Vol.64 (3), p.663-672
Main Author: Basu, Urmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Commuting
Employment
Human Development Index
Humanities
Manual workers
Migrant workers
Migration
Remittances
Rural areas
Social sciences
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Summary:Musrshidabad can well be labelled as one of the most backward districts [Human Development Index (HDI) of Murshidabad is 0.46] in West Bengal. There are a host of factors which have contributed to such a poor reflection of the district's HDI. Absence of any major industries, lack of employment opportunities, rapid growth in number joining the workforce and so many other factors have led to low per capita income of this district, making it literally a seedbed for out-migration of regular and casual labourersskilled/un-skilled/ or low-skilled. People in huge numbers from here have, for the recent last few decades, been migrating not only to different parts of the country but abroad as well. This paper studies the migration from various angles. It has been observed that migrants from here have been using fixed routes connecting the places of origin and the destinations- thus establishing certain migration corridors. Focus has specially been attached to explore categorically these migration corridors and the contacts or intermediaries associated with the operation of these channels perennially. The issue of remittances has been carefully examined. On the whole, this paper investigates different distinctive facets of out-migration from Murshidabad district of West Bengal.
ISSN:0424-2513
0976-4666
DOI:10.30954/0424-2513.3.2019.23