Migration of Tribals

The reasons of migration of Sts include, (i) in search of employment, (ii) in search of better employment, (iii) business, (iv) to take up employment/better employment, (v) transfer of service/contract, (vi) proximity to place of work, (vii) studies, (viii) natural disaster (drought, flood, tsunami, etc.,), (ix) social / political problems (riots, terrorism, political refugee, bad law and order, etc.,), (x) displacement by development project, (xi) acquisition of own house/ flat, (xii) housing problems, (xiii) health care, (xiv) post-retirement, (xv) marriage, (xvi) migration of parent/earning member of the family, (xvii) others and (xviii) reasons not known. (Source : NSS 64th Round Report No.553).

The detail is given in the Table below.
Migration rate for scheduled tribe (Number of migrants per 1000 persons)
All-India
Social
group

Category of persons
Rural
Urban
Male
Female
Person
Male
Female
Person
Scheduled Tribes  (1999-2000)
56
357
204
282
411
345
All social group (1999-2000)
69
426
244
257
418
334
Scheduled Tribes    (2007-08)
47
440
238
288
430
356
All social group (2007-08)
54
477
261
259
456
354

 (Source : NSS 64th Round Report No.553)
This Ministry does not have a rehabilitation policy for migrating tribals since individuals migrate for varying reasons. The Central Government and the State Governments through their programmes and policies seek to address different requirements/issues.

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