Intergenerational Occupational Mobility of Scheduled Caste: A Micro Level Study

Abstract

Occupational mobility actually modifies the real labour income and in-turn changes the socio-economic profile of an individual or a family. The occupational mobility may act as a catalyst in case of Scheduled Castes (SCs) upliftment because they are subjugated since time immemorial. They are still engaged in low-ranked fixed occupations. If they are able to show intergenerational upward occupational mobility then their social and economic status has may improve over the period of time. But such studies on occupational mobility of SCs’ population are insufficient in numbers and quality. Thus, in this work, an attempt is made to study occupational mobility and immobility of SC population. There is necessity to have regional analysis of occupational mobility for rational planning and legitimate minimisation of regional disparities to foster a healthy and balanced development. The empirical data on the problems and questions were collected through the direct questionnaire method from the respondents of Askaranpur Maghrohani village and were arranged in tabular form after necessary calculations and processing. From the results of the study, it is clear that SC people of Askaranpur Maghrohani village manifests positive sign of intergenerational occupational mobility but at a slow rate. This context will be examined in the detailed paper.