Socio-economic Study of Out Migration in Hills of Uttarakhand

Abstract:

The study has conducted in Uttarakhand to examine the status of the determinants driving the existing process

of migration and to determine the effect of the determinants in the labour out migration. The human movement

either individual or in group from one place to another across an international border or within a state is termed

as migration. There are 13 district in Uttarakhand and devided in hills and plains. Secondary data wee collected

from the various government published and unpublished record Labour force participation rate was higher in

hill district while unemployment rate was comparatively higher in plain district. Unemployment rate, functional

facilities per 100 km sq., domestic composite index of socio-economic infrastructure development and category

of district (dummy variable) are found significant while. Hill districts have higher adult literacy rate than plains.

Higher facilitities in per unit area, infrastructure and district domestic product are more than the plain districts.