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Migration and Related Developmental Approach

EMPLOYMENT
29 Dec, 2022

NEWS HIGHLIGHT

Theme : Employment ; Human Resources
Paper:GS - 2 and GS - 3

 

Population pressure on cities has increased with the development of the manufacturing and service sectors. According to the World Cities Report 2022, India's urban population will stand at 675 million by 2035.

 

TABLE OF CONTENT

  1. Context
  2. Positive Impacts of Migration in India
  3. Issues of Domestic Migration In India
  4. Recognition of Migrants by the SDGs
  5. Road Ahead

Context : Population pressure on cities has increased with the development of the manufacturing and service sectors. According to the World Cities Report 2022, India's urban population will stand at 675 million by 2035.

Positive Impacts of Migration in India : 

  • Diversifying Labour Markets: Migration fills the gap between demand and supply for labor, and efficiently allocates skilled, unskilled, and cheap labor.
  • Development of Skills: Exposure and interaction with the outside world enhance migrants' knowledge and skills.
  • Quality of Life: Migration enhances employment opportunities and economic prosperity, which in turn improves quality of life. The migrants also send money home, which has a positive effect on their families back to their hometown.
  • Social Evolution: Migration helps to improve the social life of migrants, as they learn about new cultures, customs, and languages which helps to improve brotherhood among people and ensures greater equality and tolerance.
  • Food and Nutrition Security: According to the 2018 State of Food and Agriculture report by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), outmigration often leads to improved food and nutrition security for migrants.

Issues of Domestic Migration In India : 

  • Feminisation of Agriculture: Due to their education opportunities and preference for physical labor, men are typically viewed as breadwinners. Due to this, males in the Indian rural belt tend to migrate to urban areas in search of better jobs, whereas women are primarily responsible for household chores and agriculture.The separation of male spouses, the lack of companionship, and the increased household responsibilities may lead to mental health problems among left-behind female spouses.
  • Absence of WASH Facilities: In a 2020 report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on internal migrants, the lack of adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities has been a major challenge for migrant workers where lack of social security compounds the lack of decent housing.
  • Inaccuracy of Identifying Migrants: Migrants are placed within two larger categories that have troubled policymakers for a long time: unorganized workers and urban poor. Despite the use of the e-Shram portal, it has been difficult to accurately distinguish and target migrants.
  • Pressure on Resources of Host Cities: Influx of workers and population explosion increase competition for jobs, houses, schools, etc, and overpopulation overloads resources, amenities, and services in host cities.Resulting from mass migration is the development of slums, which compromises quality of infrastructure and life at destinations, which further causes unhygienic conditions, crime, and pollution.
  • Prone to Abuse: Non-literate and underqualified migrants lack basic knowledge and remain out of the pursuit of formal jobs that makes them prone to abuse, exploitation, trafficking, psychological abuse, and gender-based violence against female migrants.

Recognition of Migrants by the SDGs : 

  • As part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (with its core principle of "leave no one behind," including migrants), migration is recognized for the first time as a contributor to sustainable development.
  • 11 out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) contain targets and indicators that are relevant to migration or mobility.

Road Ahead : 

  • Migration-Centric Policies: In order to achieve inclusive growth and development and reduce distress-induced migration, India needs to develop migration-centric policies, strategies, and institutional mechanisms, helping India on the path of achieving Sustainable Development Goals and reducing poverty.
  • Organizing the Informal Economy: Migrant data must be collected for the purpose of city development like the SMART Cities Mission can result in a large number of green jobs for migrants.The Labour Ministry's proposed Unorganised Worker Index Number Card would also help formalize the workforce.
  • Urban Employment Guarantee: To provide basic living standards to urban poor as well as migrants, urban areas need a scheme similar to MGNREGA.The Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme has been rolled out in Rajasthan is a good step in this direction.

FAQs : 

  1. Which SDGs talk about Migration?

ANS. 

  • As part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (with its core principle of "leave no one behind," including migrants), migration is recognized for the first time as a contributor to sustainable development.
  • 11 out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) contain targets and indicators that are relevant to migration or mobility.

  1. What is the Estimate of World Cities Report 2022 about India’s Urban Population?

ANS.  According to the World Cities Report 2022, India's urban population will stand at 675 million by 2035.