TY  - JOUR
AV  - restricted
A1  - Singh, N P
A1  - Singh, R P
A1  - Kumar, R
A1  - Padaria , R N
A1  - Singh, A
A1  - Varghese, N
TI  - Labour Migration in Indo-Gangetic Plains: Determinants and Impacts on Socio-economic Welfare
UR  - http://indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:aerr&volume=24&issue=conf&article=011
JF  - Agricultural Economics Research Review
SN  - 0974-0279
PB  - Agricultural Economics Research Association
N1  - The authors thank ICAR AP Cess Fund for
sponsoring this collaborative research at the Division
of Agricultural Economics, Indian Agricultural Research
Institute, New Delhi
N2  - In India, male out-migration from rural to urban areas has increased in recent years, especially in the Indo-Gangetic regions of the country. This indicates that most of the developed regions of India are utilizing labour force of backward areas. The paper has investigated on labour out-migration from the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to find its determinants and its impacts on farm economy. The analysis of determinants shown that the number of members in a family and their educational status have a positive impact on migration. As a result of male out-migration, the women left behind in the villages assume a major role in various farm activities resulting in the so-called ?feminization of agriculture?. It has also empowered the female members of the migrant households in terms of enhancing their decision-making role in various activities. The study has observed some policy implications in terms of formation of self-help groups or labour societies to help out-migrants, organization of training programmes for capacity building of women, more thrust on education a girl-child and development of infrastructure in the rural areas.


KW  - Labour migration
KW  -  Feminization of agriculture
KW  -  Farm-women empowerment
KW  -  Impact on farm socio-economy.
Y1  - 2011///
SP  - 449
ID  - icrisat2407
EP  - 458
VL  - 24
ER  -