Karnataka: Employment push to reduce migration
Karnataka is implementing a rural employment scheme in high-migration districts like Bidar and Yadgir to provide local work and reduce distress migration. The program focuses on community infrastructure projects to engage laborers near their homes.
Why it matters
This reflects government efforts to address rural poverty and economic instability through localized employment guarantees.
At Shahpur village of Malkapur Gram Panchayat in Bidar district, Narshappa, Shivaraj, Nagappa and Tukkappa, all senior citizens, have stayed back in their village even as distress migration has taken place from several villages across the Kalyana Karnataka region. While a section of the workforce migrated to bigger cities in search of manual labour, senior citizens are now being encouraged to stay back by offering work closer to home. “Despite our age, we are supporting ourselves due to employment under the new scheme. It has helped us meet our daily expenses while staying in the village,” said Narshappa, who is in his late 60s. The district administration is focusing on 12 gram panchayats along the Telangana border, covering villages that face a high risk of migration.
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