Livelihood Crisis and Distress Seasonal Migration: A Study of Beed District in Maharashtra

Authors

  • Abdul Jaleed C. P International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai
  • Aparajita Chattopadhyay International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai

Keywords:

seasonal migration, poverty, maharashtra, social cost, food insecurity

Abstract

Seasonal migration is widespread in rural central and eastern Maharashtra where agriculture is
mainly rain-fed. Our study explores 350 seasonal migrant households that is defined as a household
having, at least, one member who stayed away from the village for the purpose of employment for at least
one month and not more than six months during the dry season. After sowing the Rabi Crops, villages face
severe seasonal unemployment. To tide over the lean season, thousands of small and marginal peasant
households migrate to other districts of the state, and even outside, in search of livelihood opportunities
in sugar factories and brick kilns. Drawing connections between seasonal migration and rural crisis, our
narrative shows how seasonal migration compensates for the lack of employment opportunities during the
dry season and it reduces seasonal income variability of the poor households in Beed district.

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Published

31-03-2022

How to Cite

C. P, A. J. ., & Chattopadhyay, A. . (2022). Livelihood Crisis and Distress Seasonal Migration: A Study of Beed District in Maharashtra. National Geographical Journal of India, 64(3-4), 201–214. Retrieved from https://ngji.in/index.php/ngji/article/view/431