IJREH | Evaluating the Factors Impact on Rural to Urban Migration

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Evaluating the Factors Impact on Rural to Urban Migration - A Study

Rambabu Lavuri

International Journal of Rural Development, Environment and Health Research(IJREH), Vol-2,Issue-2, March - April 2018, Pages 18-29, 10.22161/ijreh.2.2.3

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Abstract:

The study covers the rural villages people, who are coming from rural area to urban, there are no basic industries that will employ the development active labour force, thus prompt to the urban migration to the urban areas in search of job opportunities, business enhancement, quality education and quality medical facilities etc. The present study was an attempt to identify the factors influence on migrants in rural area. The respondents are taken from Hyderabad city, because of many of people migrants from rural, with sample size 110 respondents and tested by percentages, ANOVA, multiple regressions and Factor analysis by using SPSS 20.0 Version. The results of the study shown that major factors like pull and push drivers have impact on migrants respondents whereas decision taken by family members and individual shown positive impact on migrants.

Keywords:

Migrants, Pull - Push drivers, Rural, Urban.

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