Question

Which among the following was not a reason for migration of population from East Bengal to Assam in the colonial period? 1/permanent settlement 2/secular colonial policy 3/growth of tea plantation in assam 4/jute cultivation

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Migration is a constant but dynamic phenomenon. It is propelled by a number of factors,

primary among which are growing demographic disparities, socio-economic imbalances,

political dynamics at local and regional levels, fast and advanced new social networking

avenues and also the effects of environmental changes and sudden climatic events and

calamities. It is predicted that the number of migrants worldwide will almost double from

214 million in 2010 to 405 million by 2050 because of “demographic disparity,

environmental change, new political and economic dynamics, technological revolutions and

social networks” (World Migration Report, 2010, p.3). The UN Population Division (UNPD)

has defined migrants as “persons who move to a country other than that of their usual

residence for a period of at least one year, so that the country of destination effectively

becomes their new country of usual residence”

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People worldwide are on the move for various reasons and purposes, the most obvious

being economic gain, achieving a higher standard of living, security, poverty alleviation,

discrimination, educational opportunities for offspring and also political and environmental

changes. Movements are sometimes voluntary, and at other times, forced.

“Population mobility is best viewed as being arranged along a continuum ranging

from totally voluntary migration, in which the choice and will of the migrants is the

overwhelmingly decisive element encouraging people to move, to totally forced

migration, where the migrants are faced with death if they remain in their present

place of residence. The extremes in fact rarely occur, and most mobility is located

along the continuum” (Hugo, 2008, p. 16).

Both positive and negative impacts are associated with migration. It can contribute

towards the economic growth and innovation in destination countries while alleviating

poverty in the sending countries (Weiner, 1995). However, migration into an already