CHALLENGES WITH MIGRATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT

Dear All

Please see the abstract of the paper published in the National Journal as: 

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‘Migration’ has to be seen as two side of the same coin having advantages on one side and challenges on other side. It works with twin purposes of catering the basic needs for larger population and business or image building for smaller group. It has got several challenges which create unhealthy environments. Development achieved is not uniform for all the people over the geography and instead confines to selected groups and thus widens the gap between the rich and poor. Such gap results for violence and crime and majority of the people struggles for their basic needs. The need of the hour is to accept these challenges and to transform them into opportunities. The opportunities are many to put a check for unhealthy migration by way of creating healthy, wealthy and empowered environments with better accountability and transparency. Use of ICT and other technologies with better access improves the access with connectivity to work on real time basis. CSOs work with Government, Private, Corporate and Financial Institutes to empower the targeted groups and thus to work for their inclusion with better sustainability and quality of life. The opportunities as initiatives are simple, flexible, replicable, scalable and sustainable to control the migration with better monitoring and evaluation in the given environment.  

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Looking forward....

With thanks 

SUGGESTIONS FOR DIRECT CASH TRANSFER (DCT)

Dear All

The comments and suggestions made on the proposed Direct Cash Transfer (DCT) (see more at: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/will-cash-transfer-check-migration) were pasted below as:

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The author has brought the reality of the Direct Cash Transfer(DCT) implemented in various countries. Congratulations to the author for bringing such analysis which heps to understand the consequences in the case of India. Broadly, it is clear that DCT has got limitation in checking the migration. In some case, it may improve the migration.

India is moving with DCT in the selected districts. It is expected that:£ It may create confusion and poor access as the eligibility of having the Adhar Card has not reached every one.

£ The transfer of money to the banks or others not having bank facilities may create some barriers and conflicts.

£ DCT is going to give better results in terms of minimizing the cost of service delivery systems (SDS).

£ If the amount is utilized for developmental activities, then it may result for enhancing resources.

£ It may be used to fund the migration and thus enhances the migration and further consequences.

£ It may become additional burden to the women

£ It may increase the dependency rather than looking for independent channel of livelihoods.

£ It may invite some issues as it is individual orientated rather than the community based,

£ Keep it as People oriented developmental scheme rather than popularity oriented one,  and

£ Like any other schemes, sustainability of DCT is still lingering in the minds of the targeted groups.

In spite of the expectations and challenges as listed above, still scheme can be made effective with:

£ effective measures of monitoring and evaluation at all levels.

£ Better participation of the targeted groups and other stakeholders,

£ Use the Social Auditing Tools for effective reach and utilization,

£ Needs to check the migration as it is one of the key barrier in creating sustainable solutions with quality,

£ Utilize the services of the NGOs and other Civil Society Organizations for better reach and utilization.

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Looking forward for better sharing and reflections so as to make DCT more effective in terms of utilization and change expected....

All the best.