Tue, 29 Jun
|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGkytVI2IWk
Policy Talk - Internal Migration in India: Integrating Migration with Development and Urbanization Policies
KNOMAD and Migration and Remittances Unit of the Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice in collaboration with the International Institute of Migration and Development, India and International Institute of Population Sciences, India


Time & Location
29-Jun-2021, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm IST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGkytVI2IWk
About the Event
The session will mark the presentation of a new World Bank/KNOMAD policy brief “Internal Migration in India: Integrating Migration with Development and Urbanization Policies”. This policy brief examines the various socioeconomic dimensions of internal migration and reviews its inherent relationship with development, especially with regard to urbanization policies. Short-distance migrants compose a significant share of all internal migrants in India. Most are engaged in temporary and seasonal movements and hail from poor and marginalized communities. While rural-rural migration is the largest migration stream, rural-urban migrants make up an important part of urban spheres all across the country. Despite being integral to the economy, such migrants often end up on the margins of society. A broad-based policy is required to expand these migrants’ access to housing, healthcare and livelihoods.
Moderator: Dilip Ratha
Head of KNOMAD, Lead Economist, Migration and Remittances, SPJ, World Bank
Panelists:
Professor S Irudaya Rajan
Chairman, The International Institute of Migration and Development, India
Professor R B Bhagat
Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences, India
Professor Priya Deshingkar
University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Arjan de Haan
International Development Research Centre, Canada
K Ravi Raman
Member, Kerala State Planning Board, Government of Kerala
We look forward to having you join us and sharing your views!