ZENITH International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
Year : 2013, Volume : 3, Issue : 1
First page : ( 86) Last page : ( 92)
Online ISSN : 2231-5780.

Determinants of rural to urban migration in India – An empirical analysis

Dr. Mahesha M.

Assistant Professor, DOS in Economics and Cooperation, University of Mysore, Mysore

Online published on 20 June, 2013.

Abstract

India has seen an upsurge in economic growth since 1991. The recent migration data from 64^th round NSSO (2007–08) shows rapid increase in internal migration in India. Compared to intra-state (short distance) movement, inter-state (long distance) migration has grown faster. The states with higher per capita income and larger dominance of non-agricultural sector show not only high in-migration but also high out-migration rates. The estimated results of the regression model suggests that in determining inter-state rural-urban migration the gravity variables, population size and distance between the places are highly significant, with the expected signs. But there exists other factors like, push and pull factors such as level of income, urbanization, literacy rate and similar language which operating mutually both at origin and destination places, are the main determinants for internal migration.

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