GULF MIGRATION, REMITTANCES, AND IMPACT ON RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN TELANGANA

Human migration is one of the most important aspects of social sciences. Throughout human history, people have migrated to escape poverty and persecution and to improve their life chances and living standards. “Migration, or more exactly mobility, of some form is a universal experience and it is rare for anyone to spend his or her entire life within the boundaries of a single village or city ward and, when this does occur, it is more likely to be due to some physical or mental handicap than to choice”(Ronald,1997) . On the whole, different parts of the world have experienced different types of mobility caused by various socio-economic conditions. Since “a better life and livelihood are at the root of the decision to migrate” (WHO, 2006). As per World Bank statistics, around 3.4 per cent of the world populations are living out of their countries of birth ,constituting more than 247 million migrant population (World Bank,2016)