We have been the effects of rural-urban migration in India.Explain with examples.
The following points may help you:
a. Migration refers to the movement of people from one place to another. Internal migration happens within the country while international migration happens between countries.
b. Migration plays a very significant role in changing the composition and distribution of population.
c. Poverty, unemployment compel people to migrate to urban areas in search of better opportunities.
d. Also because of better health, education facilities, people migrate from rural to urban areas.
d. In India, the rural-urban migration has resulted in a steady increase in the percentage of population in cities and towns.
Migration has the following impact:
a. It allows person to explore better job, employment opportunities.
b. It helps a person to avail the best of health, education, housing and other facilities.
c. It connects urban way of life with rural .
However there are certain negative aspects of migration:
i. It may also have negative impact as people who are migrating at times become victims of racial oppression.
ii. It may at times leads to conflict in the society.We may give example of sons of the soil theory.
iii. It may put additional burden on the urban areas, cities to cater to the need of increased population.
iv. It also leads to law and order problem.
v. People from rural areas, are then involved in unorganised sector as casual labourers.
a. Migration refers to the movement of people from one place to another. Internal migration happens within the country while international migration happens between countries.
b. Migration plays a very significant role in changing the composition and distribution of population.
c. Poverty, unemployment compel people to migrate to urban areas in search of better opportunities.
d. Also because of better health, education facilities, people migrate from rural to urban areas.
d. In India, the rural-urban migration has resulted in a steady increase in the percentage of population in cities and towns.
Migration has the following impact:
a. It allows person to explore better job, employment opportunities.
b. It helps a person to avail the best of health, education, housing and other facilities.
c. It connects urban way of life with rural .
However there are certain negative aspects of migration:
i. It may also have negative impact as people who are migrating at times become victims of racial oppression.
ii. It may at times leads to conflict in the society.We may give example of sons of the soil theory.
iii. It may put additional burden on the urban areas, cities to cater to the need of increased population.
iv. It also leads to law and order problem.
v. People from rural areas, are then involved in unorganised sector as casual labourers.