Challenges and Impacts of Transborder Migration on the Economy of West Bengal

This study has attempted to examine the challenges and impacts of transborder migration on the Economy of West Bengal.Census data from different years was used in the study.The study found that the forced migration from the undivided Bengal began in the early 19 th century.However, the endless flow of migration towards West Bengal was triggered by the partition of the country as well as the communal violence in the subsequent period in East Pakistan.Many people have settled in the nearest districts of West Bengal for the survival of their lives.The analysis also reveals that such huge migration has led to population growth in those districts which share the border with Bangladesh.This immigration had adversely affected the economy of these districts quite broadly.As a consequence, West Dinajpur (now Uttar and Dakshin Dinajpur), Malda and Murshidabad have remained backwards with low literacy, low worker population rate and high labour force participation rates.