Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 2

Study on Employment Opportunity for Migrant Labour in Bihar (India) After Outbreak of First and Second Wave of COVID-19 (Corona Virus)

  • Author:
  • Mahesh Kumar1,*, Satya Prakash2, Nidhi1, Lal Sudhanand Prasad2
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Published Online: Sep 12, 2022
  • Page Number: 353 to 361

1College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, PusaSamastipur-848125, Bihar

2Post Graduate College of Agriculture, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, PusaSamastipur-848125, Bihar

*Corresponding author email id: mahesh.kumar@rpcau.ac.in

Online Published on 13 September, 2022.

Abstract

Present study is on employment opportunity for migrant labour force in Bihar (India) after outbreak of 1st and 2ndwave COVID-19 (Corona Virus). This research is based on 300 samples of migrant labours of Vaishali, Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga district of Bihar (India). Primary data were collected in 2020 and 2021 by the method of purposive sampling. We have planned to identify the category of labour on the basis of their skilling capacity and socioeconomic condition by well develop questionnaire for employment generation of the migrants labour. Due to outbreak of COVID-19 through first and second wave as a crisis and almost all sections of society have been badly affected. However, the poor sections of society, including migrant laborers require support from government due to pandemic. The sudden declaration of lockdown after outbreak of COVID-19, created a vacuum in the life of the socio-economically weaker sections of society. They expected employment support from the government in the absence of any other viable sources of income. The Study emphasis on how to create employment for migrant labour at their state. Study says that employment opportunity may be created among the migrant labour through different technology given by Agricultural University. Policy maker should provide training in the field of agricultural and its allied sectors as guide line given by National policy for skill development and Entrepreneurship-2015, Ministry of skill development and Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India.

Keywords

Employment opportunity, COVID-19, Socio-economic condition, Migration of labour, National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship