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Unit 5: Unemployment in India

Migrant, according to the Census of India, is a person if the place of birth (POB) or place of Notes
last residence (POLR) is different from the place of enumeration. A person is considered as
a migrant by POB if the place in which the person is enumerated during the census is other
than the person’s POB. And a person is considered as migrant by POLR, if the place in
which the person is enumerated during the census is other than the person’s place of
immediate last residence. Migrants defined on the basis of POB or POLR are called the
lifetime migrants because the time of their move is not known.
Migration is to “achieve maximum individual satisfaction through obtaining better
employment or wage or security or environment.”

Meanwhile, numerous studies in Britain have found that the propensity to migrate increases
with rising educational qualification.
Source: http://www.academia.edu/4325556/Unemployment_Job_Aspiration_and_Migration_
A_Case_Study_of_Tangkhul_Migrants_to_Delhi
Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
1. Indian economy is an under developed economy in which …………………… is the back
bone of Indian economic.

2. …………………… is a basic problem of India.
3. …………………… of India’s population are on the below poverty line.
4. The people of India remain …………………… for the lack of utilization of resources of the
country.

Notes Kerala, being the most literate state in India, had the highest rate of unemployment,
i.e. close to 10% among the large states; whereas the rate of unemployment in West Bengal
was 4.5% and in Assam was 4.3%.

5.8 Strategies that the Government has Undertaken to Reduce
Unemployment in India

Following are the strategies you should keep in mind that are undertaken by the Government
to reduce unemployment:

1. Change in Educational System: More emphasis should be given to vocational education.
2. Checking of Population Explosion: Rapidly rising population should be checked by
adopting family planning and welfare schemes.

3. Developing Infrastructure of Economy: Infra-structure of the economy should be developed.
4. Development of Cottage and Small-scale Industries: As they provide more employment
by adopting labour intensive techniques.

5. Heavy Investment in Basic Industries: Investment in heavy and basic industries and
consumer goods industries should be increased. They provide more employment along
with the supply of consumer goods.

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