Impact of parental migration on children left behind: a study of rural Punjab
Loading...
Date
2022
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Abstract
The present study was an attempt to analysed the impact of parental migration on children left behind: a study of rural Punjab, with specific objectives: (i) to study the pattern of migration in selected families and (ii) to examine the impact of parental migration on leftbehind children (iii) to study the challenges faced by the left-behind children and suggest possible remedies. Based on 120 household data, the study concluded that migration was (63.33%) in scheduled caste and highest migration to Dubai (43.33%). 60% of migration from migrant households to Gulf countries. The study depicts overall labor migration in the selected families. (90%) of migrants indulge in semi-skilled occupations after migration that was working in unskilled occupation before migration. In the migrant household, remittances were the primary source of income (73.33 %). The study highlighted that parents' migration positively and negatively impacted children left behind. Most children approximately (66%) went to private schools, and daughters in migrant households were getting good educations. Even a significant share of the remittances was utilized for food consumption and luxury items for their children. Migrants also send gift remittances such as technological gadgets such as mobile phones (53.33%), tablets (28.33%), toys (26.70%) and other items. On the positive side, children can get better education and comfortable life after their father's migration. However, on the psychological side, children in (58%) of households face loneliness and (75%) of their children miss their fathers. Even (56.67%) of household guardians faced difficulty in maintaining household responsibilities. Children in (65%) of households face a problem talking about personal feelings. The study suggested that there is a need to understand the living environment of left-behind children to design an effective programme.
Description
Keywords
Citation
Sandeep Kaur (2022) Impact of parental migration on children left behind: a study of rural Punjab (Unpublished M.Sc. thesis). Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.