Why do people migrate to mumbai

This had also led to the growth of regional nativism and an assertion of nativist agenda that has led to the spread and growth of political parties, like the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, who have often accused migrants of taking jobs away from locals. This is the case with all major old cities which have hit a point of saturation. Mumbai is no longer an industrial hub and unlike popular perception, it does not attract migrants like in the past. Dwindling economic opportunities and the high cost of living in Mumbai are seen as major reasons why migrants are turning their backs on Mumbai, experts say.

There is also a belief that several migrants, who come to Mumbai from outside the state, are forced to live outside it in its neighbouring districts, like Thane, due to the cities increasing cost of living.

However, Census data shows rate of migration has slow down even in Thane district. In , those who were born outside Maharashtra made up only Mumbai, home to over 20 million people, has a fertility rate of around two children per woman. This has led to the population of Mumbai growing by approximately 5 per cent year on year — this equates to 1 million extra people being born every year. Each year thousands of people move to the city of Mumbai from rural areas. Rehabilitation of slum dwellers elsewhere is both costly and impractical.

People live close to their means of livelihood and slums come up because of economic forces. And there are bound to be political compulsions at work. In a democracy, numbers speak. No party can ignore the urban poor.

With delimitation based on census, this number may well exceed There are some voices supporting ban on entry of migrants to Mumbai unless they have a place to live. But constitutionally such a practice is impermissible. Every citizen has a right of movement, residence and employment all over the country. Only Communist dictatorships succeeded in preventing people from migrating to big cities.

Clearly, this is a problem with no obvious solution. And yet, we cannot wish away the problem. In many ways, the problems of Mumbai are not unique. Delhi, with a population of All other major cities face similar problems. And yet India is rapidly urbanizing. Already, with over million, India has the second largest urban population in the world.

India Development Report says that over two-thirds of the urban population lives in the 34 urban agglomerations with population exceeding one million. This urbanization is a global trend. CoWin vaccine registration. This story is from July 22, Busting the popular myth that it does is recently released census data that shows nearly three times more migrants from within Maharashtra than north Indians in the financial capital. The scene is similar in the state too.