| Migration is the barometer of changing socio-economicand political conditions at the national and international levels.Migration is closely linked to development –driven factors where migration of people are mainly motivated by better employment opportunities, higher wages, good quality of education ,health,and better living conditions and /or distress –driven factors where migration of people is impelled by push factors such as lack of employment opportunities, low wage rates,frequent crop failure, indebtedness, droughts and natural calamities.Migration from rural areas to urban areas is because of severe social and economic hardships in the rural areas where migration for survival and subsistence becomes a necessity. The present study makes an attempt to examine the causesof the internal migration ,occupational Structure, their living and working conditions, and Income,consumption and saving pattern.For conducting the present study fromKathua city ,out of four slum areas two were selected randomly, selecting 15 households from each for the study. The primary data has been collected through a well-structured questionnaire administered to the respondents personally. Data has been collected on age, occupation, family member, education level of people, on their income, and then expenditure made by households on food items and non-food items, etc. and also some general information on culture and other aspects etc. After the collection of the data it has been tabulated and analyzed.Simple statistical tools such as percentage has been applied in the present study. |