Migration from North-East India During 1991–2011: Unemployment and Ethnopolitical Issues

Mistri, Avijit

doi:10.1007/s41027-022-00379-5

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“…The ORG &CCI did not provide any clarifications in this regard. There may be political intentions to hide the large volume of forced and distressed migrants in India (Mistri, 2022). However, one also should not forget that the census authorities face limitations of recording everything potentially pertinent detail.…”

Section: Politics On Migration Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Four out of every ten Indian are migrants in the 2011 Census (Mistri, 2022). A total of 455.8 million, or 37.6 per cent of 1.2 billion Indians, reported as migrants in the 2011 Census.…”

Section: Intra-state St Migration: Volume Share and Changesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, when a tribal community is shattered into many neighbouring states, it becomes a cause of ethnic tension and insurgency on demand for consolidation and political aspiration of 'self-determination' (Shimray, 2001(Shimray, , 2004. The demand for 'Nagalim' or Greater Nagaland consolidation of Naga clans spreading over Manipur, Assam, Arunachal, and across the border of Myanmar is still a great apprehension, which often turns into ethnic hostility and creates political unrest in Northeast India (Mistri, 2022). Likewise, the demand for the 'Zale'ngam' or independence of a Kuki nation amalgamation of the Kuki-Chin territories of India, Myanmar and Bangladesh is also a matter of apprehension (Haokip, 2015).…”

Section: Migration Lettersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, the study on migration in India is highly skewed toward the neoclassical economic approach. Migration is often attributed to economically driven such as poverty-induced (Deshingkar, 2010;Kundu and Sarangi, 2007;de Haan, 1997), driven by unemployment and job opportunities (Mistri, 2021(Mistri, , 2022Srivastava, 2011Srivastava, , 2021Reja and Das, 2019), and seasonality related to agri-labourers (Keshri andBhagat, 2012, 2013;Deshingkar and Farrington, 2009;Deshingkar and Start, 2003), lured by the urbanisation and economic development (Bhagat, 2018;Kundu and Saraswati, 2012;Kundu, 2003), and so on. Even in the Censuses in the colonial period, economic drivers, such as indentured labour migration to tea, rubber and other plantation, seasonal and temporary migration in agriculture, and distressed migrants to the big cities and industrial and mining areas, were utmost accentuation to the data dissemination and discussion (Hutton, 1933;Gait, 1913;Risley and Gait, 1903a, b;Baines, 1893).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Tribal Migration in Indian Censuses: A Neglected and Litigated Area

Mistri

Sardar

2023

Migration Letters

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Tribe and caste migration in Indian Censuses did not get proper attention during the colonial as well as post-independence periods. Censuses in the post-independence period have followed a conservative approach to enumerating tribes, castes and religions. The migration data on Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Scheduled Castes (SCs) have been presented since the 2001 Census, but its scope is limited. The enumeration of inter-state migration of STs is entangled in legislative jargon. When tribes in India have dipped into severe poverty and unemployment, forcefully alienated from forests and hills, confronted development-induced displacement, and migrated by distress driven to the urban centres in distant places in search of jobs. When the demand for independent territory or statehood, such as Nagalim, Zale’n-gam and many others, consolidating the tribal inhabited areas bifurcated into three to four neighbouring states leads to insurgency and mass cross-border movement of ethnic groups. The presumption of ST migration within the jurisdiction of the State/UT of enumeration in the Censuses during the post-independence period is delusive and very irrational. The study provides insight into such limitations of Census data on tribal migration, legislative jargon and politics involved with it. It also discusses the nature of provided data on tribal migration.

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Section: Politics On Migration Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Four out of every ten Indian are migrants in the 2011 Census (Mistri, 2022). A total of 455.8 million, or 37.6 per cent of 1.2 billion Indians, reported as migrants in the 2011 Census.…”

Section: Intra-state St Migration: Volume Share and Changesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Migration Lettersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Tribal Migration in Indian Censuses: A Neglected and Litigated Area

Mistri

Sardar

2023

Migration Letters

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“…Kocdar and Bozkurt (2022) argued that the ODL system needs to further focus on implementing empathy and care-oriented pedagogies providing accessibility to assistive technologies, adapting friendly pedagogical principles and academic, managerial, administrative, social, personal and technical support to ensure equity, equality and justice for all learners. Highlighting the need for quality education loaded with effective support services in areas like J&K, Mistri and Sardar (2022) advocated for an increasing number of HEIs, starting need-based courses and providing effective academic support services for the students residing in hilly terrain of India so that they can continue their studies without complaint or compromise. Amid changing TL methods, the use of technology and innovative pedagogic approaches, researchers also pressed upon the professional development of teachers and academics to improve LSS.…”

Section: Improving Support Services In Jandkmentioning

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Learner support services at distance higher education institutions in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir

Wani,

Asgar,

Srivastava

2023

AAOUJ

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PurposeThis paper presents the features and relevance of open distance learning in the context of the socio-economic conditions of people living in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India. Although the primary purpose of the present study was to ascertain the effectiveness of the learner support services (LSSs) and different facilities offered by the open distance learning (ODL) institutions in that specific region. On the basis of these findings, few suggestions are made for the improvement in the support services, in order to make the ODL system more responsive to the area-specific needs of the learners, especially those residing in inaccessible areas such as J&K.Design/methodology/approachA survey-based descriptive methodology was applied to conduct this study. The data extracted from primary and secondary sources were analysed to reach certain conclusions. In total, 1,200 distance learners constituted the sample of the research. A semi-structured questionnaire was designed and distributed amongst learners and academics in the region to obtain their feedback and opinion on different aspects of support services and facilities offered to ODL learners.FindingsResults of the study revealed that overall, the LSSs were satisfactory on different parameters, although they slightly varied from institution to institution. However, there was still scope for improvement in certain areas, where institutions further need to make serious efforts to address the identified gaps for improving the LSS and make teaching-learning more learner-centric in view of their specific requirements and local circumstances of J&K.Research limitations/implicationsThe present study focusses on presenting an overview of the only major components of LSS offered by ODL institutions and covers six distance education institutions (DEIs) located in different geographical locations within the limited jurisdiction of J&K. There is still scope to make focused (institution-wise) studies in a more specific situation and context to ascertain the problems in a more realistic way.Practical implicationsAlthough the study has been conducted in a specific territory of J&K, the findings reported in the paper may be equally useful for the other ODL institutions with similar characteristics or located in similar geographical locations, as support services are essential common components of institutions offering distance education programmes or courses.Originality/valueThe study is original research work conducted in the specific context of J&K, and its findings are based on the primary and secondary data collected from learners and other stakeholders of the selected ODL institutions. This work may be significant for the DEIs of J&K to get familiar with the essential components of LSS and develop a mechanism to further improve the academic and administrative support services for distance learners.

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