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Migration: Movement of the people for the specific purpose from one place to another in the country or to a foreign country.
Economic consequences:
(i) A major benefit for the source region, is the remittance sent by the migrants.
(ii) Remittances from the international migrants are one of the major source of foreign exchange and helps in the growth of economy of the source area.
(iii) Punjab, Kerala and Tamil Nadu receive very significant amount from their international migrants.
Demographic consequences:
(i) Migration leads to the re-distribution of population within a country.
(ii) Rural-urban migration is contributing in the population growth of cities.
(iii) Age and skill selective migration from the rural areas to urban areas have adverse effect on the rural demographic structure.
(iv) Imbalances in age and sex composition is also one of the adverse consequence of migration.
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