Economy, Migration, and Covid19 in Bihar

Abstract : Bihar is one of the youngest (demographically) yet economically backward states of India. The majority of its population is of working age but they have very limited employment opportunities within the state; this has resulted in large scale rural-urban and interstate migration in search of employment and other opportunities such as education and a better way of living. The ongoing Covid19 crisis has negatively affected the Bihari migrants as they were forced to return to their home in their native places. The current socio-economic situation is quite uncertain and they suffer more. The whole economy is running underutilized. Keeping these facts in view an attempt is made in this study to address the concerns of the economy of Bihar and what are the ways forward to overcome the difficulties as the major objectives.