EMERGING ISSUES IN INDIAN ECONOMY — Economics STD 12 Commerce — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 CommerceEconomicsEMERGING ISSUES IN INDIAN ECONOMY3 Marks
Question
Write a short note on types of migration.
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Answer
Types:
Internal migration and
International migration
Migration due to attraction $($pull factors$):$
Migration due to push factors $($Forceful migration$):$
$1.$ Internal migration:
Movement of a person from one place to another within the geographical boundary of q country is known as internal migration.
Example:
When a person from Gujarat settles in another state or a city or when a person from any other state or city settles in Gujarat then it is known as internal migration.
$2.$ International migration:
Movement of a person from one country to another is known as international migration.
Example:
When a person from Gujarat or from any other part of India moves to some other country in search of job, occupation, business or for better standard of living or for permanent settlement or when people from other parts of the country come to India for settlement on a permanent basis it is known as international migration.
$3.$ Migration due to attraction $($pull factors$):$
When a person gets attracted to the life style and modern infrastructural facilities of urban areas and migrates there, it is known as migration due to attraction.
Since the modern, life-style and infrastructure are pulling $($attracting$)$ the person these factors are called pull factors.
Example:
Migration of people from village to city can be considered as migration due to attraction because compared to villages, the life style, transportation, communication system, education, health services, etc. along with job opportunities and business prospects are much better and more in the cities.
Migration to other countries owing to above mentioned reasons is called migration due to attraction.
$4.$ Migration due to push factors $($Forceful migration$):$
When people living in villages have lack of business or occupational opportunities or when there are no or deficient educational facilities and hence people are forcibly pushed to cities to avail these facilities it is known as migration due to push factors or forceful migration.
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