Examine the economic and social consequences of migration in India. 

In India, people usually migrate from villages to industrial cities in search of employment opportunities.

A] Economic consequences of migration in India:

a. Reduction in unemployment: People migrating from rural to urban areas help in developing its economy by working as labourers in construction work of buildings, flyovers and bridges.

b. Migration also helps reduce the burden on the agricultural sector.

c. Improvement in standard of living: Remittances send by migrated people to their original places help improve the standard of living. People in villages spend the remitted money in improving agriculture, repayments of debts and building of houses.

B] Social consequences of migration in India:

a. Diffusion of new ideas: Because of migration, people come across new ideas. When they return to their original places, they carry those ideas with them and try to bring social changes. Intermixing of people from diverse backgrounds also help in evolving of composite culture.

b. Cosmopolitan culture: After migration, people from different regions having different cultures live together. They exchange their culture and values with each other to form a cosmopolitan culture.

c. Formation of slums: Uncontrolled and rapid migration leads to the formation of slums with poor sanitation and heath facilities. Criminal activities rise because of poverty.