Lok Sabha Question No. 2697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Migration due to Lack of Job Opportunities in Villages
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUBHASH PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2697

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.1 2.2016

## MIGRATION DUE TO LACK OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN VILLAGES

## 2697. SHRI SUBHASH PATEL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether avenues of employment is estimated to be far less in villages in comp to cities across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whetherthe said shortage of employment avenues is increasing the migration t from villages to the cities and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government had conducted any study in this regard and if so, the thereof; and
- (d) the steps t aken or being taken by the Government to check the said trend?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- (a): National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) does not have the information regarding State/UT - wise details of the avenues of employment in villages in comparison to citie the  country.  From  the  results  of  latest  Employment - Unemployment  Survey  co nducted  by NSSO during 2011 - 12,  Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), Worker Population Rati (WPR)  and  Unemployment  Rate  (UR)  separately  for  rural  and  urban  areas  is  given Annexure - I
- (b)  to  (d): As  per  the  latest  survey  on  'Employment  &  Unemploym ent  and  Migration Particulars' conducted during July 2007 -June 2008, proportion of internal migrants migrated from rural to urban areas of India due to employment related reason are given at Annexure II.

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## Annexure-I referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 2697 dated 01.12.2016.

Labour force participation rate (LFPR), Worker Population Ratio (WPR) and Unemployment Rate (UR) in usual status (ps+ss) during 2011-12

Source: NSS  Report  No.  554:  Employment  and  Unemployment  Situation  in India, 2011-12

| Indicator                              | Rural   | Urban   |
|----------------------------------------|---------|---------|
| (1)                                    | (2)     |         |
| Labour force participation rate (LFPR) | 40.6    | 36.7    |
| Worker Population Ratio (WPR)          | 39.9    | 35.5    |
| Unemployment Rate (UR)                 | 1.7     | 3.4     |

## Annexure-II referred  to  in  reply  to  parts (b)to(d) of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 2697 dated 01.12.2016.

Proportion (per 1000) of internal migrants migrated from rural to urban areas of India due to employment related reason as per  'Employment & Unemployment and Migration Particulars' survey conducted by NSSO during 2007-08

| Employment related reason for migration    |   Male |   Female |
|--------------------------------------------|--------|----------|
| 1.in search of employment                  |    197 |        8 |
| 2. in search of better employment          |    208 |        7 |
| 3. business                                |     27 |        1 |
| 4. to take up employment/better employment |    138 |        7 |
| 5. transfer of service/contract            |     30 |        2 |
| 6. proximity to place of work              |      9 |        2 |
| Total due to employment related reasons    |    609 |       26 |

Source: NSS Report No. 533: Migration in India: July, 2007-June,2008