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Explain the causes of migration of unskilled migrants from rural to urban areas in India and their sufferings.

Answer:

In India, unskilled people migrate from rural to urban due to:

(i) Poverty.

(ii) More demand of labour in cities.

(iii) Better job opportunities in urban areas.

(iv) Lack of basic infrastructure facilities in the rural areas.

(v) There is vast vanation in the development of rural and urban areas.

Sufferings:

(i) The absence of family members and children causes anxiety.

(ii) In rural areas, male selective out migration leaving their wives behind puts extra physical as well as mental pressure on the women.

(iii) Migration leads to intermixing of people from diverse cultures. It creates social vacuum and sense of dejection among individuals. It may motivate people fall in the trap of and social activities.

(iv) Menial jobs on low wages.