The majority of households in urban as well as rural areas migrate because of employment opportunities, according to a new government survey.
Nearly 55 per cent of households in rural areas and 67 per cent in urban areas migrated for employment-related reasons in 2007-08, says the National Sample Survey Office report (64th round) released today.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/employment-main-cause-migration-2007-08-says-nsso-report
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/migration
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unemployment
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-sample-survey-organisation-nsso