Migration in India: Trends and Policies

Abstract

Studies on migration are very few in India because, historically speaking, migration has never been considered an important demographic issue on account of the small volume of internal migration compared to the total size of population. The purpose of this chapter is twofold: first, to examine the nature and flows of internal migration in India; and second, to assess the efficacy of some of the important migration-influencing policies. Housing and human settlement policies, especially the provision of mass housing for the poor, and resettlement schemes for slum-dwellers, squatters, and persons residing in unauthorised settlements are often termed accommodationist policies. Attempts have been made to develop ring towns as counter-magnets and divert the migration streams away from the big cities. The role of cities with a population of over a million continues to be increasingly dominant.

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