The Idea of Self-reliance and its Impact on Socio-economic Conditions of Migrant Laborers

Abstract

This article is based on an ICSSR sponsored project where attempt was made to comprehensively approach the idea of self-reliance from both theoretical and practical perspectives. The first part of the article undertakes a theoretical overview of the idea of self-reliance and the second part ventures to study the impact of different schemes of ABA on migrant laborers during and after the pandemic. This has been done through a field study of seven different industrial areas of Delhi-NCR region of which four fall in Delhi, two in Uttar Pradesh, and one in Gurugram, Haryana. The field visit and data collection in various industries of Delhi-NCR region was conducted from 15 July to 15 September 2021.