Internal Migration and Domestic Remittance: Study on Rural and Urban districts of Orissa and Gujarat-India

This paper broadly deals with internal migration and domestic remittance in India. The paper discusses on the role of migration and remittance from the perspective of remittance sending household. In case of migration it has been analysed that migrant illnesses do have a negative impact on migrant’s present and future working ability. Further, the paper discusses on cost of remittance, channels and size of remittance used by the migrant to remit money back home and the constraints faced by them while remitting the money. Finally, the importance of remittance to show that remittance is a crucial source of income for households living in the source place. The paper is based on a sample of 419 households in Orissa, comprising of 230, remittance receiving households and 189, non-migrant households. In Gujarat 288, extended house-holds/individuals information was collected. This adds to a total of 707, sample households consisting of 2810 individuals. -- Relevance to Development Studies -- Typically the previous studies of migration and remittance have been on the effect of remittances on poverty/other outcomes at the receiving end while ignoring consequences of migration from the perspective of the sender. In a broader sense existing papers do not capture the extent and magnitude of socio economic conditions at the migrated end. In my research study specifically I look at internal migration and domestic remittance in India from the perspective of remitting sending household/individual. Hence placed with in this context, it is worthwhile to undertake a study to understand the impact if any, does this migration have on remittance sending household/individual on their present and future working abilities?