Middle Ganga Plain is a physio-cultural region, which expands between the foothills of Himalaya from north and Peninsula edge from south. It spreads in approximately 144,409 sq km covering 64 districts of UP and Bihar. Historically, migration from this region dates long back to the first quarter of nineteenth century. Due to persistent widespread poverty and underdevelopment, livelihood migration from this region continued even after independence and mainly confined to the developed western states of India. Recently, this region also showed a significant rise in trend of international migration towards the Gulf destinations. Livelihood migration from this region, whether international or internal, is dominated by males, leaving their families behind in the villages. The continuum of two century old association between migration and poverty which has led to the “culture of migration” in Middle Ganga Plain, needs deeper exploration. Middle Ganga Plain is a physio-cultural region, which expands between the foothills of Himalaya from north and Peninsula edge from south. It spreads in approximately 144,409 sq km covering 64 districts of UP and Bihar. Historically, migration from this region dates long back to the first quarter of nineteenth century. Due to persistent widespread poverty and underdevelopment, livelihood migration from this region continued even after independence and mainly confined to the developed western states of India. Recently, this region also showed a significant rise in trend of international migration towards the Gulf destinations. Livelihood migration from this region, whether international or internal, is dominated by males, leaving their families behind in the villages. The continuum of two century old association between migration and poverty which has led to the “culture of migration” in Middle Ganga Plain, needs deeper exploration.
Objectives:
To review the programmes and policies related to migration and livelihood at the place of origin and suggest policy measures to improve the condition of migrants and their left behind families
