An Empirical Study on the Trend and Government Policies to mitigate the Rural Migration concerning Garhwal District (Uttarakhand)

Abstract

: The Uttarakhand state, throughout the long term, has seen a huge mass migration of individuals to the plain region due to fewer employment opportunities in the hill areas. The national lockdown has forced the migrants to return to their native places and rural hilly areas. Rural development is more explicit as this word focuses particularly on poverty and inequality. This study focuses on identifying the forward and backward integration that may be helpful for villagers to livelihood opportunities for large numbers of migrants. Though the coronavirus pandemic has been a huge problem to the world, it has been a blessing in disguise in Uttarakhand in creating reverse migration here. This study assessed the socio-economic impacts of labor concerning reverse migration in Uttarakhand. Various trends and Government policies operating in the economies of hill territories for agricultural improvement and thereby working upon the reverse migration are assessed. This study resolves in understanding the impact of these schemes on the economic and socio-development of hilly areas.