Sunanda Jalote

The nationwide pandemonium created by the COVID-19 pandemic is the most discussed agenda. Mango people like us have suffered a lot, there has been reporting on pay-cuts, job losses, uncertainty about the future, and volatility in the healthcare infrastructure. COVID-19 cases have achieved peak and we have to appreciate that not just the Govt. but common mass are also to be blamed for this.

This writing piece highlights the plight of the inter-state migrating population of India and the huge daylight between their ground reality and the policies framed for them. The Pattern Of Rural To Urban Migration Before delving directly into the issue with policies related to domestic migration, there’s a need to understand the causes and patterns leading to this migration. India sees a large population of seasonal migration from rural to urban areas in search of daily wage work.

My therapist once posited that I had instincts telling me that a particular situation, a particular person made me uncomfortable when they were first introduced to me before it went on to become more noticeably a shitshow. I don’t know if I believe that. Hindsight is so much clearer than when you’re actually in the thick of things. I imagine it’s easier to take a mental trip through time and find signs that things were going to get worse and we sort of knew it.