Impact of parental migration on children left behind: a study of rural Punjab

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dc.contributor.advisorAtinder Pal Kaur
dc.contributor.authorSandeep Kaur
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-05T08:13:38Z
dc.date.available2023-05-05T08:13:38Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSandeep Kaur (2022) Impact of parental migration on children left behind: a study of rural Punjab (Unpublished M.Sc.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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810197035
dc.keywordsMigration, Left behind children, Scheduled caste, General caste , Migrant and Non-migrant.en_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages68en_US
dc.publisherPunjab Agricultural University, Ludhianaen_US
dc.research.problemImpact of parental migration on children left behind: a study of rural Punjaben_US
dc.subSociologyen_US
dc.themeImpact of parental migration on children left behind: a study of rural Punjaben_US
dc.these.typeM.Scen_US
dc.titleImpact of parental migration on children left behind: a study of rural Punjaben_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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