Question
What is internal migration? Discuss the four streams of internal migration in India.
Solution
Migration that take place within the country or state is called internal migration.
The four streams of internal migration in India are discussed below:
(i)Rural to urban : People from rural areas go to the urban areas in search of jobs and security and settled there, is the stream from rural to urban.
(ii)Urban to rural : Poeple shifts from urban to rural areas in search of business and other purposes. This stream is called urban to rural.
(ii)Rural to rural : Girls move from one village to another village after marriage. In this way marriage is important factor of migration from rural to rural.
(iv)Urban to urban : People shift from a city to a big city for the purpose of business and other facilities. Therefore migration take place from urban to urban.
