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International Journal of Social Science, Volume 4, No. 1, March 2015, pp. 81-87

DOI Number: 10.5958/2321-5771.2015.00006.X

Issues of Migration in Nagaland

T. Zarenthung Ezung

Department of Economics, Nagaland University, Lumami, India-798627

Corresponding author: tzars@rediffmail.com

Abstract

The movement of people from one place in the world to another for the purpose of

taking up permanent or semi-permanent residence, usually across a political

boundary is called migration. People can either choose to move which is “voluntary

migration” or be forced to move which is “involuntary migration”. A variety of

reasons lie behind migration. People may migrate in order to improve their economic

situation, or to escape civil strife, persecution, and environmental disasters. The

reasons encouraging an individual to migrate were categorized as “push” or “pull”

factors. Push factors come in when people are left with no choice but to leave their

country of origin. Pull factor happens when people are attracted to move to a

particular area or place from their own home. The present state of Nagaland, which

has an area of 16, 579 sq. km. with a population density of 119 per sq. km, has been

faced with migration issues during the recent years. Thus, taking into account all

the push and pull factor of migration, this article tries to explain the reason for the in

and out migration in the state of Nagaland.

Keywords : Migration, wage difference, employment, urbanisation, Nagaland

The movement of human populations across the planet has characterized human

societies throughout history. The movement of people from one place in the world to

another for the purpose of taking up permanent or semi-permanent residence, usually

across a political boundary is called migration. People can either choose to move

which is “voluntary migration” or be forced to move which is “involuntary migration

(National Geographic Society (2005)). Migrations have occurred throughout human

history, beginning with the movements of the first human groups from their origins in

East Africa to their current location in the world. A variety of reasons lie behind

migration. People may migrate in order to improve their economic situation, or to

escape civil strife, persecution, and environmental disasters. Historically, resource