AGRICULTURAL LABOUR MIGRATION AND REMITTANCES IN KARNATAKA STATE OF INDIA

B.N. VENU¹*, K.B. UMESH², G.M. GADDI^3
1Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560065
²Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560065
³Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560065
* Corresponding Author : gowdaregalia@gmail.com

Received : 26-09-2016     Accepted : 20-11-2016     Published : 30-11-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 58       Pages : 3227 - 3230
Int J Agr Sci 8.58 (2016):3227-3230

Keywords : Agricultural Labour, Migration, Remittances, Pattern, Occupation, Utilization, Income, Expenditure
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

The Migration is a major option of agricultural labours in rainfed regions of Karnataka for their better livelihood. Most of the labours migrate from rainfed to irrigated regions of Karnataka. However, the younger generation in rural areas is increasingly migrating to non-farm sector. Remittances have a major impact on the welfare of recipient households and the main source of income for labour households in the study areas. Remittances were spent on food, education, health and consumer goods. The study revealed that, most of the labourers in irrigated situation migrated near village and within the district but in rainfed situation, labour migration to other districts was relatively high. In both the situation majority of labourers migrated seasonally and the frequency was highest (70%) in rainfed situation. In rainfed situation, after sowing season they were migrated to other regions and return at the time of harvest.