Read the passage carefully and answer the questions based on it.

Another significant change in rural society that is linked to the commercialisation of agriculture has been the growth of migrant agricultural labour. As 'traditional' bonds of patronage between labourers or tenants and landlords broke down, and as the seasonal demand for agricultural labour increased in prosperous Green Revolution regions such as the Punjab, a pattern of seasonal migration emerged in which thousands of workers circulate between their home villages and more prosperous areas where there is more demand for labour and higher wages. Labourers migrate also due to the increasing inequalities in rural areas from the mid-1990s, which have forced many households to combine multiple occupations to sustain themselves. As a livelihood strategy, men migrate out periodically in search of work and better wages, while women and children are often left behind in their villages with elderly grandparents. Migrant workers come mainly from drought prone and less productive regions, and they go to work for part of the year on farms in the Punjab and Haryana, or on brick kilns in U.P., or construction sites in cities such as New Delhi or Bangalore. These migrant workers have been termed 'footloose labour' by Jan Breman, but this does not imply freedom. Breman's (1985) study shows, to the contrary, that landless workers do not have many rights, for instance, they are usually not paid the minimum wage. It should be noted here that wealthy farmers often prefer to employ migrant workers for harvesting and other such intensive operations, rather than the local working class, because migrants are more easily exploited and can be paid lower wages. This preference has produced a peculiar pattern in some areas where the local landless labourers move out of the home villages in search of work during the peak agricultural seasons, while migrant workers are brought in from other areas to work on the local farms. This pattern is found especially in sugarcane growing areas. Migration and lack of job security have created very poor working and living conditions for these workers.

Out of the following which factor is NOT responsible for the migration of worker?

Lack of drought

The correct answer is Option (3) → Lack of drought

• Option 1 (Break-down of Traditional Bonds): The passage clearly states that the breakdown of "traditional bonds" between laborers and landlords contributed to increased migration.
• Option 2 (Regional Inequalities): The passage specifically mentions that increasing inequalities in rural areas forced many households to rely on migration as a livelihood strategy.
• Option 4 (Green Revolution): The passage highlights how the Green Revolution in prosperous regions like Punjab led to a seasonal demand for agricultural labor, attracting migrant workers.
• Option 3 (Lack of drought): While the passage mentions that migrant workers come from drought-prone regions, it doesn't imply that lack of drought is a reason for migration. In fact, it suggests the opposite - droughts can be a push factor prompting people to leave their home regions in search of work.