Seasonal Migration of Tribal Labour-An Irrigation Project in Gujarat

An Irrigation Project in Gujarat T K Jayaraman Though most seasonal migration is between rural areas, much of the literature on the subject is concerned with rural-urban migration. This paper attempts to study the seasonal migration of tribal labour from the predominantly rural district of Panchmahah in Gujarat Mo the rural areas of the neighbouring Kaira district falling under the command area of Mahi-Kadana irrigation project. It examines the phenomenon both at the origin of the migration and at the destination of the migratory labour.