Abstract

RURAL – URBAN MIGRATION AND THE FEASIBILITY OF REVERSE MIGRATION IN THE STATE OF ODISHA.

Saubhagini Mohapatra*

Abstract

Migration is simply understand that the movement to a new area or country from old place for better work or living conditions and also the movement from or living conditions and also the movement from one part of something to another. The very phenomena of migration have been persistently found right from the ancient era of human civilization. But in recent years the rate of rural – urban migration has become alarming as more people drift in to urban centre’ from the rural areas. This study is based upon the cause and effect of migration as well as needs and feasibility of reverse migration (urban –rural) in Odisha. It also tries to establish various key factors which would further encourage urban to rural migration for obtaining overall growth and productivity of the rural sector. As interpretive structural modeling (ISM) methodology has been applied to find out some of the key driving factors responsible for attainment of reverse migration. Secondary data has been used for study from various sources like Odisha economic survey, census data of India (ICSSR (Indian council of social science research), UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization) report, NSS (National Sample Survey) data, statistical abstracts of Odisha and Odisha annual action plan (2011 – 12), finally with a board discussion over the nature, trend, causes and consequences on internal migration, the strategy of reverse migration has been suggested to be the key enabler for the revolutionary changes of Odisha.

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