Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ23623

Mgnrega and Rural - Urban Migration In India : Role and Impact

Authors(2) :-Vivek Kumar Mishra, Prof. Raghvendra Kumar Pandey

With the rapid increase of the world population MIGRATION has became the major obstacle of India Specially in rural India and which in turn give rise to many other socio-economic problems, to tackle all these problems in a coordinated and systematic manner the scheme of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ( MGNREGA ) was launched. The Programme had a significant positive impact on seasonal and general, Rural – Urban Migration by providing ample work for rural workers with employment during the non agricultural season MGNREGA income provides a significant value addition to meet the higher order needs critical for their survival or growth and development of their family. Thus the employment offered are effective in slowing Rural – Urban migration and thereof.

Authors and Affiliations

Vivek Kumar Mishra
Research Scholar, Department of Geography, Kutir PG college, Veer Bahaddur Singh Purvanchal University, Uttar Pradesh, India
Prof. Raghvendra Kumar Pandey
Department of geography, Kutir PG College, Veer Bahaddur Singh Purvanchal University, Uttar Pradesh, India

MGNREGA , Rural development, Migration, income, COVID.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 6 | Issue 1 | January-February 2023
Date of Publication : 2023-01-15
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 76-81
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ23623
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

Cite This Article :

Vivek Kumar Mishra, Prof. Raghvendra Kumar Pandey , "Mgnrega and Rural - Urban Migration In India : Role and Impact", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp.76-81, January-February.2023
URL : https://shisrrj.com/SHISRRJ23623

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