Do the females in India migrate for Employments? (Recent evidences from NSSO data)

Though Indian migration scenario is male dominated but the trend is changing. The 64th round of National Sample Survey of India indicated that rural-rural female migration was substantially high in most of the states. The main objective of this paper was that to study the reasons for female migration (Rural and Urban) and Labour force participation of women in major states of India. In recent analysis of NSSO data shows that illiterates and graduate and above women’s are highly migrates for employment causes and monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) of 5th quintile groups very high in urban areas. Migration of graduate and above educated women was greater from urban areas. Most of the women migrated for marriage, but still increase education and its effects on employment status. Compared to labour class rural women and salaried women migrated less, but self-employed women migrate more but in urban areas regular salaried women migrated more. Migration was more among rural women of Central, North-Eastern and Western India. The logistic regression indicated that migration was more among rich and other religion women.