Pattern of Household Expenditure and Utilization of Remittances in Households with Rural Out-migrant in Balasore District of Odisha, India

Nihar Ranjan Rout¹ , Manoja Kumar Panda²

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.6 , Issue.6 , pp.28-33, Jun-2020

Online published on Jun 30, 2020

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Abstract :
Despite its abundant natural resources, Odisha is one of the poorest states of India with a high out-migration rate, where remittances can play a great role in the process of poverty reduction and changing consumption patterns in the rural areas. Over the years, there has been a substantial change in the pattern of household expenditure in India, which is considered to be a key measure of economic status or standard of living of the people. The current paper attempted to study the nature of expenditure in selected households in rural areas of Balasore district of Odisha and examine the receipt and utilization of remittances by the migrants? households in the study area. For the purpose, data were collected through a semi-structured interview schedule from 500 respondents selected through a multistage sampling process. The data suggested that both average annual spending on various items and money available among the households with out-migrants were much more than those without out-migrants. As such, the annual spending and cash in hand at the time of interview were 33% and 63% more respectively, for the migrants? households than their counterparts, which indicated an improvement in the socio-economic condition of the households, as a result of migration. Further, the proportion of non-food expenditure was more in case of households with out-migrant. Moreover, the pattern of receiving and utilizing the remittances also signified a positive change in the lives of left behind families in the rural areas of Odisha.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Migration, Left behind, Expenditure, Remittances, Rural

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