Industrial migrants

Plight of the industrial migrants is most appalling in India. They work as servant or they work as construction workers and they live in the streets. Exploitation of the migrants makes their condition the most deplorable. Contractors take advantage of their vulnerable position. Once India used to live in villages. But the insecurity of livelihood in agriculture has changed all that. Now Indian population is moving to the towns and cities of India. In the urban India, we have no space for them, but we require their labour. In 2004 there were 1362 towns and in 2012 there are 3864 towns. In the year 2001, 27.8% of Indian population lived in urban areas. In 2011, 31.16% of Indian population lives in urban India. And the percentage moving to urban India is growing constantly. Those who are moving to urban India are non-skilled persons. Since they have no way of making a living in rural India, they are migrating in large numbers. Previously they were living in the fringes, taking fire wood from forests, living as land less labourers in rural area. We are now protecting the forests, so they cannot have any firewood. They are now forced to migrate. We can protect the forests, but we cannot protect the people of India?
Now persons from Odissa and Bihar move to far away states like, Kerala or Maharastra. If the migration was within a state or within a region, we can try to protect them. State migration Act 1979 tries to stop un-protected migration for livelihood. But nothing can stop poor people. They move into cities, live in the pavements and try to find work. What do we offer them? little money to buy food, no room to stay, their condition is most appalling....
Some shelter must be provided immediately to these people, as soon as they arrive. At the least tents can be allotted. Rehabilitation must be started as soon as they arrive too. They must be taught some skill or other. A job which would be give a good source of income should be given. More financial allocations for the poor by the government can solve this crisis. More than that, effective use of the allocated funds must be made. When a given group is rehabilitated, new groups arrive and this goes on. Migration is not stopping (even with MGNREGA)  We are urbanizing very fast. Decorating the city with beautiful tiles in pavements, with gardens and with fancy street lights are useless when we allow the poor to perish in the streets.