• Harleen Gill

Punjab has been a dynamic participant of both internal and international migration for many decades. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of female internal migration in Punjab, with a focus on inter-state movement. Migration and development are interconnected, but a gender-specific understanding of the migration cycle still remains unexplored. The expansion of women’s capabilities and empowerment not only enhances their own freedom and well-being but also contributes substantially to the lives of other people in the society. This paper sketches the profile of female in-migrants with special focus on Punjab, over the past 40 years. The primary objective is to examine the pattern of inter-state female migration in Punjab using data from the 1971,1981, 1991, 2001, and 2011 migration Census tables. Additionally, it discusses distance categories, migration streams, and the factors that contribute to female migration in Punjab. Furthermore, the paper has attempted to address the changing structure of in-migration in Punjab and possible solutions to the challenges

Inter-state migration, Punjab, Census, Female migration.

"FOUR DECADAL ANALYSIS OF INTERSTATE FEMALE MIGRATION IN PUNJAB: A GENDERED PERSPECTIVE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 10, page no.943-948, October-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1710150.pdf

"FOUR DECADAL ANALYSIS OF INTERSTATE FEMALE MIGRATION IN PUNJAB: A GENDERED PERSPECTIVE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 10, page no. pp943-948, October-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1710150.pdf