Paper short abstract:

The main objective of the present paper is to highlight migration pattern of indigenous community of Jharkhand state and the impact of Jharkhand Tribal Development programme facilitated by IFAD, World Food Programmes and Govt. of Jharkhand, Welfare Department.

Paper long abstract:

Introduction:-

The main objective of the present paper is to highlight migration pattern of indigenous community of Jharkhand state and the impact of Jharkhand Tribal Development programme facilitated by IFAD, World Food Programmes and Govt. of Jharkhand, Welfare Department. Migration or shifting of the peoples have been universal on the earth in space and time, but there have also been migrations or transmissions of cultural objects and ideas which frequently have little relation with the former and these may be termed cultural drifts.

Objectives:-

To study migration in tribals along with its social and health problems. It will also provide the vital statistics of age, sex, literacy, migration, income, expenditure, economy etc. These fifugres would be helpful in projection the construction of the population and several changes accompanying there.

The present study is however as would be emphasized, pointed to the problems of seasonal or temporary migration and to the migrant workers only. However, along with the male migrant data would be collected about the female migrant from the same family of informant.

10% migrated tribal families or individuals in different blocks of West Singhbhum, Ranchi and Saraikela Kharsawan districts of Jharkhand will be selected as sample for the study. Data will be collected specially from those villages where action programmes of JTDS in progress already started.

Collection of data will be made through a well prepared schedule and intensive interviews.

The villages where programmmes are running by JTDP of the districts of Ranchi, West Singhbhum and Saraikela Kharsawan of Jharkhand State.