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Seasonal Employment and Urban Migration of Tiruvannamalai District in Tamil Nadu
S. Suganya, Research Scholar, Department of Commerce, Shanmuga Arts & Science College, Tiruvannamalai – 606 603 (Affiliated to Thiruvalluvar University, Serkkadu, Vellore, Tamil Nadu).
Pages: 1-17 | First Published: 05 Feb 2025
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Abstract 

Since the mid-1990s, migration of workforces from rural to urban areas has accelerated in south India accompanied by remarkable urban-based economic development. To investigate the nature of such rural urban migration in detail, especially any differences influenced by economic class, a study village was selected from the Chengam block in Tiruvannamalai District. The most striking finding was that the traditional class structure in rural India based on ownership of farmland was basically unchanged even after non-agricultural jobs became much more important. The study has concluded that though both economic and non-economic reasons are responsible for migration of agricultural labourers, economic reasons are stronger. Not only that, push forces of migration have been identified more strong than pull forces in catalysing migration. The study has given some policy implications also for consideration of policymakers in Indian agriculture labours. Key words:rural-urban migration, employment structure, agricultural labourers

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