Urban Migration

From cheap internet to employment pledges, Bihar's political discourse revolves around migration, joblessness. Despite industrial efforts, most young workers still seek livelihoods outside the state

Its current horizontal devolution formula is insufficient to prepare cities to deal with floods and droughts caused by climate change

Migration is not a problem to be managed away-it is the source of urban vitality

A large migration to cities will require focus on urban development

The MPI report also noted that of the 112 aspirational districts, barring Bijapur in Chattisgarh, all the other districts saw a decline in the share of people living under multidimensional poverty

Swades has identified 300 'dream villages' - communities they hope will soon become independent and self-sustaining

The challenges of hyper-urban migration shift'white flight' to 'bright flight'