PATNA: Parvati Devi (23) of Bisanpur village in Supaul district in Kosi region is in the family approach. She is eagerly waiting for husband Manoj Ram (29), who had migrated to Punjab’s Ludhiana in search of a task in November closing 12 months.
“He will succeed in right here by Tuesday morning and exercise his franchise at the nearby polling booth and also deal with my health. I want him as well as hospital treatment,” mentioned Parvati, a Class IX dropout who had forged her vote for the primary time in the 2015 state meeting polls.
Parvati, who has to hide round 25km to reach the district headquarters the city for medical recommendation, mentioned, “Who will deal with me in case of any emergency? No younger guy is in the village who can lend a hand us in hassle. Most of them have gone to other puts to earn bread for his or her families.”
Manoj’s neighbour Dadan Mandal, alternatively, will omit the chance to exercise his franchise this time. Dadan, in his overdue 30s, works in a private company at Ludhiana. “He was once also willing to accompany Manoj, however his company did not allow. Company wale ne chhuti nahi di. Isliye wo nahin aa sake (Company officers didn’t grant him leave),” rues Dadan’s spouse Munia.
“But I will vote just for the birthday celebration which guarantees process opportunities to professional and unskilled labourers of our region as majority of folks right here depend on agriculture,” mentioned Munia.
Migration of labourers, both professional and unskilled, is a big issue in the Kosi-Seemanchal region. Lack of industry, coupled with perennial downside of flood in Kosi river, drive many youths to migrate to other puts like Delhi, Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra or even south Indian states in search of jobs. They return house after the harvest season is over.
“If you want to get a feel of the issue, go to the nearby Saharsa railway station. You will find a sea of youths jostling with each other to get a berth in the teach certain for puts like Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab,” says Pancham Lal Singh, who works for the uplift of migrant workers in Supaul.
According to Pancham, who is the director of a social group named Lok Bharti Seva Ashram, villages comparable to Salakhua, Mahisi, Nirmali, Marauna, Bisanpur, Bhagwatiwahi, Basantpur and Saraigarh are some of the worst-hit as far as the migration of unskilled workers from Supaul is anxious.
Majority of the migrant workers belong to the Scheduled Caste and the Mahadalit neighborhood. The magnitude of the issue can be gauged from the truth that villages have best outdated, ladies and kids. “You is not going to find any younger guy in many villages. Only the ones youths who can’t have the funds for to move outdoor due to family issues stay with their families,” mentioned Sunil Kumar Singh (55) of Mahisi Bazar in Supaul district.
The scenario is no better in neighbouring Jhanjharpur Lok Sabha constituency. Lalan Mandal (34) of Khairi Fatki village below Madhepur block works in a marble manufacturing facility at Jaipur in Rajasthan. He lately got here to his village from Jaipur. “Three of my brothers also live in Delhi and Mumbai,” says Lalan.
Lalan, a father of three minor youngsters, curses his fate for no longer with the ability to get an enduring process. “We work as informal worker there. Though I'm skilled (a graduate from B N Mandal University, Madhepura), there is no process opportunity for me in Bihar. As a consequence, I've to move outdoor the state to eke out livelihood,” he regrets.
Bhuwanesh Mandal (42) defined the explanation behind migration of labourers from Kosi-Seemanchal explanation why. “Who don’t wish to live with one’s family? But the folks haven't any option right here. The deficient haven't any land of their very own for farming. Moreover, farmers aren't paid real worth of their agriculture produce. ‘Bichauliya ki chandi hai (middlemen have heyday),” the migrant labourer feels.
He mentioned migration of labourers isn't an issue in the Lok Sabha election. “Nobody talks about the problem plaguing the entire region,” he laments.
The state govt doesn’t have any mechanism to establish the real selection of migrant workers in the state, especially in the Kosi-Seemanchal region. “The information has no longer been updated since long,” mentioned an legitimate at the state labour division on Monday.
Both Jhanjharpur and Supaul go to the polls on Tuesday.
“He will succeed in right here by Tuesday morning and exercise his franchise at the nearby polling booth and also deal with my health. I want him as well as hospital treatment,” mentioned Parvati, a Class IX dropout who had forged her vote for the primary time in the 2015 state meeting polls.
Parvati, who has to hide round 25km to reach the district headquarters the city for medical recommendation, mentioned, “Who will deal with me in case of any emergency? No younger guy is in the village who can lend a hand us in hassle. Most of them have gone to other puts to earn bread for his or her families.”
Manoj’s neighbour Dadan Mandal, alternatively, will omit the chance to exercise his franchise this time. Dadan, in his overdue 30s, works in a private company at Ludhiana. “He was once also willing to accompany Manoj, however his company did not allow. Company wale ne chhuti nahi di. Isliye wo nahin aa sake (Company officers didn’t grant him leave),” rues Dadan’s spouse Munia.
“But I will vote just for the birthday celebration which guarantees process opportunities to professional and unskilled labourers of our region as majority of folks right here depend on agriculture,” mentioned Munia.
Migration of labourers, both professional and unskilled, is a big issue in the Kosi-Seemanchal region. Lack of industry, coupled with perennial downside of flood in Kosi river, drive many youths to migrate to other puts like Delhi, Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra or even south Indian states in search of jobs. They return house after the harvest season is over.
“If you want to get a feel of the issue, go to the nearby Saharsa railway station. You will find a sea of youths jostling with each other to get a berth in the teach certain for puts like Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab,” says Pancham Lal Singh, who works for the uplift of migrant workers in Supaul.
According to Pancham, who is the director of a social group named Lok Bharti Seva Ashram, villages comparable to Salakhua, Mahisi, Nirmali, Marauna, Bisanpur, Bhagwatiwahi, Basantpur and Saraigarh are some of the worst-hit as far as the migration of unskilled workers from Supaul is anxious.
Majority of the migrant workers belong to the Scheduled Caste and the Mahadalit neighborhood. The magnitude of the issue can be gauged from the truth that villages have best outdated, ladies and kids. “You is not going to find any younger guy in many villages. Only the ones youths who can’t have the funds for to move outdoor due to family issues stay with their families,” mentioned Sunil Kumar Singh (55) of Mahisi Bazar in Supaul district.
The scenario is no better in neighbouring Jhanjharpur Lok Sabha constituency. Lalan Mandal (34) of Khairi Fatki village below Madhepur block works in a marble manufacturing facility at Jaipur in Rajasthan. He lately got here to his village from Jaipur. “Three of my brothers also live in Delhi and Mumbai,” says Lalan.
Lalan, a father of three minor youngsters, curses his fate for no longer with the ability to get an enduring process. “We work as informal worker there. Though I'm skilled (a graduate from B N Mandal University, Madhepura), there is no process opportunity for me in Bihar. As a consequence, I've to move outdoor the state to eke out livelihood,” he regrets.
Bhuwanesh Mandal (42) defined the explanation behind migration of labourers from Kosi-Seemanchal explanation why. “Who don’t wish to live with one’s family? But the folks haven't any option right here. The deficient haven't any land of their very own for farming. Moreover, farmers aren't paid real worth of their agriculture produce. ‘Bichauliya ki chandi hai (middlemen have heyday),” the migrant labourer feels.
He mentioned migration of labourers isn't an issue in the Lok Sabha election. “Nobody talks about the problem plaguing the entire region,” he laments.
The state govt doesn’t have any mechanism to establish the real selection of migrant workers in the state, especially in the Kosi-Seemanchal region. “The information has no longer been updated since long,” mentioned an legitimate at the state labour division on Monday.
Both Jhanjharpur and Supaul go to the polls on Tuesday.
Migration problem not a poll issue in Bihar
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