Internal Migration in India: Issues, Policies, and the Road Ahead

Abstract

Large scale migration has increased in the modern era due to better
connectivity and interdependence of various parts of the world. Internal
migration is one of the unexplored categories in India. Despite the facts
and evidence of large rural to rural and rural to urban migration, India
does not have the proper mechanisms to control, execute, and manage
these internal migrants. This paper aims to study the patterns, causes, and
consequences of internal migration in India. It also discusses the different
policies related to India’s internal migrant workers and proposes strategy
frameworks on migration. The paper suggests that migrant workers’ problems
are enormous and calls for the government and other social stakeholders,
including trade unions, to collaborate and communicate to strengthen the
policies for social security and sustainable growth of migrant workers