When fate

laughs….Migrati
on Starts

A reality in
Balangir District
BALANGIR : BASIC FACTS
Area : 6575 Sqkm ; 14 Blocks ;
285 GPs, 1792 villages

Population: 13 lakh ( SC: 15%, ST

23%)

Total cultivable land: 3.9 laks Hec.

Literacy : 55%
Small farmers : 25%

Marginal farmers 42%

Agricultural labourers : 25%

One of 100 poorest districts in

India.
Burning Issues of Balangir
Resource alienation

Food Insecurity

Distress in migration

Chronic hunger and starvation deaths

Poor governance systems

 The Paradox
. Avg. Annual rainfall 1200 mm ; yet only 3% land
has protected irrigation
• Per capita food production 274 kg ; yet 90%
people are below poverty line
• 6th largest food producing district ; yet 30%
population is undernourished and 10% is
seasonal migrants
• Multiethnic communities ; yet majority migrants
are STs & SCs
• 2000 primary schools ; 1 teacher per 45
students ; 7 years of DPEP /SSA ; yet 35 %
dropout
• One among the six largest contributing
districts to the state’s TOTAL revenue pull
from NTFPs
Insecure livelihood resources

Cu l t i v a b l e La n d H o l d i n g s 50% Big farmer

50%
40% Small farmer
45%
Marginal farmer
40%
30%
Landless
35%
25% labourers
30% 20%
20%
25%
15%
20%

15%

10%
0%
5%

0%
Population Land holding

Source: Lok Yojana in 326 villages in Balangir

 To sum up…
• Drought is man-made and the apparent results are…
• Lack of Land Rights
Lack of Access to and Control over Land and local
Resources leads to ……
• Food Insecurity
Food Insecurity Leads to…
• Distressed Migration
Distressed Migration Leads ‘Distress in Migration’ and
Violation of Fundamental Rights as well as Human
Rights…
&
ALL THESE ARE ATTRIBUTED TO POOR
GOVERNANCE
 What happens when
migration starts
 Gross Violation of Human Rights.
 Violation of Women Rights.
 Violation of Child Rights.
 Senior Citizens are neglected.
 Failure of Political Commitment.
 Measures taken to
control Distress in
Migration.
 Micro Planning.
Land Linkage/Land Development.
Self Help Groups.
NTFP Processing & Marketing.
Grain/Seed bank.
Gram Kosh.
Labour Union.
Village Registration.
Awareness on smooth migration &
migrant rights.
Resource Linkages/Linkages with
Schemes.
Rescue/Rehabilitaion.
Thank “U”