Migration, Diversification of Livelihood Sustainability: A Case of Mankhurd, Mumbai

Abstract

The present paper is an empirical one based on certain pockets of Mumbai which could be called as a peripheral boundary of new Mumbai and old Mumbai, Mankhurd, is the focus of the study. Mankhurd an eastern suburb of Mumbai city comes under M ward (zone-5 as Mumbai has been divided into 6 zones. Mumbai is a complete urban area and divided into two administrative areas known as Mumbai and suburban Mumbai district from 2001 and its political, economic life is governed by one civic body – Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, to work for welfare of its population in terms of providing all basic amenities and collecting revenues from city population). Focus here is squatter settlement in Mankhurd areas and its population living in slums. Some sections have very high population density. An attempt has been made here to know about various aspects of slum population as Information about the household, its members, living condition, and diversification of livelihood, etc. Data were collected from the head of the household or a responsible member of the household through a well designed pre-tested questionnaire.