Which of the following is NOT the reason for rural-urban migration in our country?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → High Cost of living in rural areas.
Option (1) High demand for labour in urban areas. — A reason (Incorrect). Towns need workers for their factories, building work and services. These jobs pull people from the villages, who move to the town to earn a living.
Option (2) Low job opportunities in rural areas. — A reason (Incorrect). When villages cannot give work to everyone, those left without work are pushed out to look for a livelihood in towns.
Option (3) Unbalanced pattern of development between urban and rural areas. — A reason (Incorrect). When towns get more industry, services and facilities than villages, the gap itself draws people from the less developed villages to the developed towns.
Option (4) High Cost of living in rural areas. — Not a reason (Correct). The causes of rural-urban migration are all about work and development: demand for labour in towns, few jobs in villages and uneven development. The cost of living is neither a matter of work nor of development, so it is no part of what drives people from villages to towns.
NCERT (2025-26): “Rural–Urban Migration … Population flow from rural to urban areas is caused by many factors, like high demand for labour in urban areas, low job opportunities in rural areas and unbalanced pattern of development between urban and rural areas. In India, population in cities is rapidly increasing. Due to low opportunities in smaller and medium cities, the poor people generally bypass these small cities and directly come to the mega cities for their livelihood.…” |