Dynamic policy is the need of the hour to address the different segment of Labour market: Prazy Walia

Speaking at the International conference on “Migration, Diaspora and Development” organised by GRFDT at India International Centre, New Delhi during 20-21 February 2016, Prazy Walia highlighted some of the new trends of inter and intra state migration that needs fresh policy. Based on Census data, her paper throws light on inter-state and intra-state variation with regards to job market, male and female migration etc. She said, many of the relatively poor and backward states actually show large population mobility, which is primarily in search of a livelihood, the mobility of male population is also seen to be prominent in the relatively advanced states like Maharashtra and Gujarat. The social networks, which play an important role in the context of migration are prevalent among the short distance migrants and tend to lose their significance with a rise in the distance between the place of origin and destinat