Even as debates on the different measures of poverty levels and poverty lines run their course, there is an uncounted population which is struggling to find its identity. This is the growing numbers of internal migrants of India that are largely invisible. The total number of migrants as per the census of India, 1971 is […]
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Cash transfer in India-Will it help migrant workers?
Ajay Sharma on September 3rd, 2013
The present Government at the Centre has been quite vocal and desperate on launching Conditional Cash Transfer in India. Mr. P.Chidambaram, The Finance Minister of India has termed CCT as a big game changer for fighting corruption and protecting public money. It is claimed that under the regime of CCT (Conditional Cash Transfer), cash will […]
Tags: Policies for migrant workers
Ajay Sharma on June 15th, 2013
In India, many people migrate due to lack of opportunities in their native place. In recent years, a very high rate of internal migration has been witnessed in India. Employment, by far, remains the biggest cause of migration in the country. Maharashtra, Gujarat, the south Indian states and other states in northern parts of the […]
Orissa and Andhra Pradesh to take care of migrant labour
Ajay Sharma on June 15th, 2013
Orissa and Andhra Pradesh area all set to sign an inter-state agreement to take care of migrant labour working in unorganized sectors such as in brick kilns and construction sites. The two State governments, Union government and International Labour Organisation will be part of the institutional mechanism as envisaged under the draft agreement. The agreement […]
