• Dr Roshan Monteiro

Socio economic conditions are very crucial in migration. The present study aimed at assessing migrant workers on how migration brought an impact on their socio-economic conditions. It is a cross-sectional study and self structured questionnaire, interview and focus group discussions (FGD) were used to study participants. Sample size was estimated with population proportion. 384 (192 from each district) participants were selected from the coastal Karnataka mainly Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts. Among the selected participants 307 (80%) were males and 77 (20%) were females. Around 49% had no income and 35.2% of them had income of bellow Rs 25,000/- before they migrate from their native place (before 5 years). At present their annual income increased drastically where 42.4% of them were earning income of more than Rs. 2,00,000/- per year since 5years. Merely 43.8% of them felt that migration has been a source of income to improve their socio-economic conditions. Paired Samples test shows that there was a highly significant difference at, p=0.000<0.01** between present income and impact of migration. The overall study shows that migration brought changes in social structure of people who migrated from other parts of Karnataka state and India. The social change and economic gains strengthens the social network which provides wider opportunities for people who look for better job prospects. But migration should be processed in a systematic administrated structure and generated income should be sustainable for their future prospects.

Migration, Socio-economic, migrant workers, development, Income and Impact

"Impact of migration on development of socio-economic conditions -A study among migrant workers in Coastal Karnataka", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.d556-d563, January-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201369.pdf

"Impact of migration on development of socio-economic conditions -A study among migrant workers in Coastal Karnataka", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no. ppd556-d563, January-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201369.pdf