A Study on Economic and Social Impact of Displacement in India

Abstract

Displacement as a result of development projects including dams, mines, as well as urban development usually results in a loss of livelihood for those impacted. As a result, the challenge is to design programmes that meet national or regional development goals while simultaneously providing beneficial social and economic consequences for displaced people. Local communities may lose physical as well as non-physical resources such as dwellings, productive land, accessibility to traditional territories, resources, cultural places, social structures, as well as income-earning resources as a reaction of displacement. Local inhabitants may become jobless, homeless, isolated, and unable to access traditional food supplies, all while losing social cohesiveness and having to deal with disruptions in cultural and educational programs. Changes in demographic dynamics, harmful effects, addiction problems, income inequality, and dissatisfaction are among some of the demographic, socioeconomic, and cultural concerns that require resettlement. All of this has an impact on not only economic but also social, ethical, as well as cultural degradation, which is reshaping the current way of life in a holistic way.