1. Impact of Government Initiatives to Curb the Migration Ratio and Assessment of Socio-Economic Dimension of Migrant Labour Presented by Bihar Institute of Economic Studies 1,IAS Colony, Kidwaipuri, Patna-1 website:-www.bies.in, e-mail:-bies@sify.com

2. Background Migration of Labour is prone from Lower Economy State to higher economy state Bihar still remains a lower economy state particularly after its bifurcation. Majority of Labour in Bihar depends on agriculture for employment.

3. Finding inadequate employment at their native place people forced to be moved outsides for gainful employment. It is generally termed as migration. Several measures by the present government has been initiated i.e. construction of New Roads, Culverts, Small Bridges under Mukhya Mantri Grameen Sampark Path, Apki Sarkar Apke Dwar and Mukhya Mantri Setu Nirman Yojana (MNSNY), etc. It is in this background this study has been undertaken to assess its impact on Migration & results are being presented.

4. Objectives To ascertain the nature of work generally these labours prefer To find out the period/season of migration by the labour. To explore the socio-economic conditions of the families of the migrated labour. To quantify the migration of labours from Bihar during 2001-02 to 2002-03 and during 2006-07 to 2007-08. To study the specific reasons behind the labour migration from Bihar. To find the different initiatives including its impact on migration.

5. Method & Coverage It is basically a sample survey. But the results are generalized for the state as a whole. Six Districts from different region are selected under this study.

6. Location of Sample Districts

8. Distribution of Migrant Labour by their Social Group

11. Occupation Distribution of Migrant Labours

12. Distribution of Migrant Labours by Reasons of Migration

13. Distribution of Migrant Labour by their Working Place during the Migration Period

15. Decline in Labour Migration from 2001-05 to 2006-10

16. Number of Persons/Family migrated during 2001-05 & 2006-10 No. of Persons migrated Number of Households 2001-052006-010 NorthSouthAllNorthSouthAll No Migration 1.672.922.294.1714.179.17 150.0040.045.076.6750.8363.75 232.9239.5836.2515.4225.4220.42 37.9210.839.383.333.753.54 47.502.925.210.423.331.87 5 & above -3.751.87-2.51.25 N240 480240 480

17. Persons and Average Persons per Family migrated during 2001-05 and 2006-10 Region/Sta te No of Persons migratedAverage Persons per family migrated Percentage Change 2001-052006-102001-052006-10 North Bihar4072861.701.19-29.73 South Bihar4423381.941.46-23.53 All Bihar8496241.811.33-26.51