Abstract: The nature of migrants to Mumbai warrant differentiated planning and alternatives for the city as well as the suburbs. A study based on about 11,000 migrant households spread over the city and its constituent units show that Greater Mumbai has emerged as a site for recent young migrants who are first-time job seekers whereas the surrounding constituent settlements of the agglomeration house relatively better equipped, settled migrants who have moved for over two decades.
The author is Associate Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai; E.mail: rajiva.prasad@rediffmail.com
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