ASPECTS OF MIGRATION IN NORTHEAST INDIA

Migrations have occurred throughout human history, beginning with the movements of the first human groups from their origins in East Africa to their current location in the world. It is estimated that about three million people around the world migrate every week (UN-Habitat, 2009). Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. With regard to a particular location, migration can be categorized into two types: in migration and out migration. Literature on migration with respect to the North Eastern Region (NER) of India largely confine to issues of in-migration. But there is hardly any study which focuses on aspects of in and out migration with respect to North Eastern Region. This paper is a modest attempt in this regard based on the various rounds of survey reports of NSSO on migration. Also, the paper aims at capturing the overall dynamics of migration of in North Eastern Region to arrive at useful empirical insights for effective policy formulation to augment all round development of North Eastern Region.