Perspectives of Migration in India

Abstract

In the present paper, an attempt has been made to analyse the migration status of
population in India from the perspectives of demography, economic and social reasons.
Movement is an integral part of the human life and civilization dated back over five thousand
years. Human migration is mainly induced due to various reasons like searching for foods,
searching for habitable places in a hostile environment, searching for better lifestyles, relief
from the civil disobedience and wars etc. from the early age of civilization. Due to the
physical vastness and cultural variation across various regions, India experiences also some
different types of migration. The developmental plans by the various governments after the
post-colonial era were also influenced differently on the migration scenario in India. The
present study emphasizes on various aspect of migration scenario and their perspectives
from geographical point of view. The major sources of data for this paper are from Census
of India and the NSSO reports.