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labour is high in the state. Thus, more and more migrant labours are flocking in the

state.

Employment and the availability of employment opportunities have been playing

a very important role in human migration for centuries. Unlike other Indian states

which are highly populated and the problem of unemployment and income persist,

the state is comparatively more advantages than others with varieties of opportunities

and many untapped and underdeveloped resources which can accommodate many

types of employment. However, the unemployment rate in the state as presented by

66 th round of NSSO 2009-10 is high with 106 per thousand for rural areas and 92 per

thousand for urban areas. This is mainly because the mindset of the people in defining

employment is limited to a narrow field/area. Thus, the definition of employment for

the native people differs from the general views of employment. According to National

Sample Survey Organisation, India, an employed is defined as a person who is

gainfully employed for more than half of the 365 days. However, employment means

working or getting a job in public sector units or government jobs for the Naga’s.

Thus, even though there are enough employment opportunities in the state other

than public sector, the number of native people employed in private sector is less

owing to their ignorance about other avenues, i.e. private sectors, as well as their

unflinching love for government employment. This leads to an increase in labour

demand by the private sectors and creates an employment opportunities for the

people from outside the state. The end result is that almost all the private sector jobs,

both skilled and unskilled workers, from education sector to entrepreneurs are filled

by the migrants.

Education which plays a vital role in transforming human civilization evolve

from the oral traditional education to modern education with the arrival of Christianity

in the state during the late 19 th century. However, till the year 2000A.D, the private

education sectors from primary to higher education were being manned mostly by

the people from outside the state. But with the rapid rise in population, literacy rate

and educational institutions coupled with the growing unemployment problems in

government sector, there has been a substantial increase in the number of native

employment in this sector over the recent years.

Another job where the native uneducated and unskilled worker has not penetrated

much are cobbler, hair cutting, construction work, coolies, etc. The main reason

behind this is because many native people mentally distinguish between local work

and non-local work for their conveniences. They do not feel that the above mention

works are employment or rather down grade jobs, excepting ladies saloon where

many Naga Ladies have entered as a growing business. Thus, more than ninety

percent of the employees or workers are non-locals. On the other hand, the native

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