🔆 Why Large Cities Attract More Migrants than Smaller Towns
📘 A Developing Country Perspective – UPSC 2024
📍 Migration is skewed towards big cities due to:
✅ Diverse & abundant employment in formal/informal sectors
• Example: Mumbai & Bengaluru attract rural youth in tech, finance, construction
✅ Better access to education & healthcare
• Example: Delhi’s DU and AIIMS draw families for advancement
✅ Superior infrastructure & logistics
• Example: Metro, airports, 24×7 power in Chennai enhance urban appeal
✅ Urban informal economy absorbs unskilled labor
• Example: Bihar & UP migrants work in Mumbai’s construction/domestic sectors
✅ Presence of migrant networks & support systems
• Example: Malayali migrants in Kochi facilitate Gulf migration links
✅ Urban aspirations & perceived mobility
• Example: Media portrayals of progress create a strong “pull effect”
📝 Mains GS1 Question
Explain the economic and socio-cultural factors that make large Indian cities preferred migration destinations compared to smaller towns.
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