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RURAL OUT-MIGRATION OF YOUTHS IN BHUTAN: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

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Tshewang Dorji1* , Dr. Rajvinder Kaur
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si5a.0136

Abstract

This study seeks to identify the factors responsible for youths' rural out-migration in Bhutan. The study's particular goals are to identify the causes of rural out-migration, examine the impacts of rural-to-urban movement, identify the problems, obstacles associated with out-migration, the initiatives taken by the royal government of Bhutan to check on the rate of migration, and propose concrete solutions to reduce the rate of migration. The purposive sampling is used for the selection of the respondents and data was collected through questionnaires survey from total of 83 respondents. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data for this study. The study concluded that the main cause of young people leaving rural areas was, among other things, their desire to find better career opportunities. It is suggested that to lower the rate of migration, the government should provide employment opportunities and develop various programs to keep young people engaged in meaningful work.

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