Migration, Remittances, and Changing Patterns of Livelihood: Evidence from Western Odisha Villages.

Abstract

This paper makes an attempts to identify the possible factors which cause migration and, secondly, to assess whether if migration leads to a sizeable amount of remittances, causing and to improvement in the levels of living of the households at the place of origin. Employment and income support measures can enable households to utilise remittances productively instead of spending on mere consumption for survival. Joint investment programmes—which involve mobilisation of household surplus resources and state reciprocity in terms of credit support—can be an effective way of creating income-augmenting activities in backward areas.