भारत में महानगरीय क्षेत्रों को महिलाओं के प्रवास के परिणामस्वरूप होने वाले सामाजिक-आर्थिक परिवर्तनों की व्याख्या कीजिए। (उत्तर 250 शब्दों में दीजिए) Explain the socio-economic transformations resulting from women's migration to metropolitan areas in India. (Answer in 250 words)

Marriage imposed

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Reasons for Migration:

Socio-economic transformation:

reduced MMR (Economic survey 2024) at 97.

Challenges:

Still prevalence of discrimination (Q) child marriage - 23.3 %. as per economic survey

Higher rural-urban divide - due to reduced demographic dividend in urban areas

Difficulty in balancing work and unpaid domestic work (248 hours of unpaid work as per NSO)

Domestic violence (Q) during covid-19, leading to class

Government intervention (Q) PALNA scheme

Provision of care economy → better awareness (Q) demand for rising marriage age (Baya Balaji committee)

Better stop gap (Q) She-bar

Thus, need is to reduce gender gaps only for achieving SDG-5 by 2030

Challenges:

Still prevalence of discrimination (Q) child marriage - 23.3 %, as per economic survey

Higher rural-urban divide - due to reduced demographic dividend in urban areas

Difficulty in balancing work and unpaid domestic work (248 hours of unpaid work as per NSO)

Domestic violence (Q) during covid-19, leading to class

Government intervention:

PALNA scheme

Provision of care economy → better awareness (Q) demand for rising marriage age (Baya Balaji committee)

Better stop gap (Q) She-bar

Thus, need is to reduce gender gaps only for achieving SDG-5 by 2030

— Rakhi · AIR 65