• Minjum Lollen
• Prof. Nandini C. Singh
• Robin Marbom

The term migration denotes the movement of a population from one place to another. Every migration has an origin-destination and volume that shapes the population dynamics of both the place of origin and destination. While from time immemorial, natural inquisitiveness has always led human groups to migrate from one place to another either to explore or for basic survival necessities, the scenario has continued to be the same, though the cause, purpose and consequence have been changing per time and place. It is not surprising therefore to find that the issues of migration dominate the population dynamics of any given area even today and has a definite trajectory of impact in the economic and social circumstances. India with an expanding population rate, rapidly growing urbanization process and decadent regional disparities, witnesses a significant role in pushing migration to its emerging and existing cities and towns dominated by rural masses for livelihood reasons. Often these urban and rural-urban centres lack proportionate infrastructural facilities and the migrants are devoid of basic living conditions and resultantly remain vulnerable. The process of urbanization in the state of Arunachal Pradesh is a recent phenomenon. But interestingly it reflects the same characteristics of other urban centres and accordingly, the volume of inter and intra-state migration is mostly dominated by the rural masses forming the unskilled workforce in the economic set-up of the state which in turn affects the socio-economic condition of the state in general and that of the migrant groups in particular. The influx of vulnerable groups of migrants that constitute a major part of the city population are often the victims of push migration from the neighbouring states Assam, Manipur, and across the international border i.e., Bangladesh. However, the tribal and non-tribal dynamic plays another major role in deciding the vulnerability of the population. The present paper is an attempt to understand such groups who are part of the urban area of Itanagar and assess its impact on the given area. The study is limited to the urban capital township of Arunachal Pradesh which tries to focus on these issues.

Migration, Migrants, Urbanization, Impacts, Issues

"A Perspective on the Migrant Population in the Capital Township of Arunachal Pradesh: Impact and Issues", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no.f307-f315, March-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403537.pdf

"A Perspective on the Migrant Population in the Capital Township of Arunachal Pradesh: Impact and Issues", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no. ppf307-f315, March-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403537.pdf