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MIGRATION - Coggle Diagram
MIGRATION
Concept:
The United Nations defines migration as the movement of a person or persons from one place to another, involving a permanent move of home for over 1 year.
“Human Migration is the permanent change of residence by an individual or groups, excluding such movements as nomadism and migrant labour”.
Types:
Internal migration:- This refers to a change of residence within national boundaries, such as between states, provinces, cities, or municipalities.
International migration:- This refers to change of residence over national boundaries. An international migrant is someone who moves to a different country.
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Consequences:
Economic consequences:
- Negative consequences:
Unregulated migration to the metropolitan cities of India has caused overcrowding.
Social consequences:
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- Positive consequences:
Migrants act as agents of social change. The new ideas related to new technologies, family planning, girl’s education, etc. get spread from urban to rural areas through them.
- Negative consequences:
It also causes anonymity, which creates social vacuum and sense of dejection among individuals
- Positive consequences:
Similarly remittances from the international Indian migrants are one of the major sources of foreign exchange in India.