Impact of Migration on Rural Economy of Konkan Region

The socio-economic impact of migration in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of Konkan region of Maharashtra has been assessed based on 120 migrants and 120 non-migrants. The impact of migration on consumption expenditure has been assessed by functional analysis. The family-size has been found larger in case of migrant (8.0) (which included family members at native place and migrated members) than non-migrant (5.3) households. Among these migrant members, earner members accounted for 37.36 per cent, while 62.64 per cent were non-earners. The educational score of migrant family members has been noted higher (8.31) as compared to family members at native place. The average size of landholding of non-migrant households has been reported relatively more. The labour force ratios and migration ratios have been found to be higher in migrant households. The migration has depicted a positive impact on capital formation. The migration has brought about significant changes in adoption of modern technology and thereby increase in the farm production. The functional analysis of consumption expenditure has indicated that family size, income from agriculture, non-farm income, remittance from migrant and dummy for migration have a significant and positive impact on consumption expenditure.