Karnataka: Employment push to reduce migration

Efforts are under way to prevent migration from rural areas of Yadgir district, which is facing severe drought, through local employment generation. | Photo Credit: File photo At Shahpur village of Malkapur Gram Panchayat in Bidar district, Narshappa, Shivaraj, Nagappa and Tukkappa, all senior citizens, have stayed back in their village even as distress migration has taken place from several villages across the Kalyana Karnataka region. While a section of the workforce migrated to bigger cities in search of manual labour, senior citizens are now being encouraged to stay back by offering work closer to home. “Despite our age, we are supporting ourselves due to employment under the new scheme. It has helped us meet our daily expenses while staying in the village,” said Narshappa, who is in h