1.1. INTRODUCTION
India has embarked upon the new economic policy in the year 1991-popularly known as liberalization of the Indian economy. Both the supporters and critiques of new economic policy believed that economic reforms would increase internal migration. The proponents believed that the new drive would boost economy and job opportunities leading to increased pull factors conducive for accelerated rural to urban migration. The pull factor has been more important in influencing internal migrations. Mumbai has the highest number of migrants by far, followed by Delhi, Kolkata, Pune and Surat. Urbanization progresses through migrant getting integrated with the urban economy over period of time through employment and housing. The …show more content…
The more the production of the industries will be the more they will generate revenue from exporting their goods to other countries or by selling their goods with in the country only. The production of goods is totally dependent on the workforce of an industry. All kind of work force skilled, semi-skilled, unskilled is required in an industry to work up to its full potential. The skilled and semi-skilled workers are required to manage the work process and manage accounts of industry and to produce and manufacture goods from raw materials unskilled work force is required. These unskilled workforce plays the most important role in the industry as they runs machines and produces goods, they should be free from all type of mental and health issues. They should be given proper rest and for this they need good living condition which are affordable to them. If these worker live in unhygienic conditions they will become ill and cannot work efficiently. Sonipat has 13039 small and medium industries registered in its industrial areas and estates located at Kundli, Rai, Bhalgarh, Murthal, Sonipat and Barhi. Barhi industrial estate has 1103 industrial plots in its 3 phases. Phase I and Phase II are fully developed and working efficiently with 687 running units, most of the industries are textile and dyeing industries which comes under the red category industries categorised by the Central Pollution Control Board. The workers working in industries are generally poor migrants which migrates to these places for to earn so that they can live healthy life. These workers work on low wages and their affordability is very less. Housing is the major problem of these workers and if the housing is proposed in an area which has industries coming under the red category it becomes a matter of concern to provide housing for these workers in an area which is not polluted and where these workers can afford the housing with affordable