An empirical study on impact of displacement on livelihood of traditionally displaced persons in India

Abstract

The condition of the internally displaced persons in India due to the ethnic crises deserves a fresh study and the study proposes to understand the livelihood of the internally displaced communities in general and also to evaluate the impact of the displacement on their livelihood systems. It is the study of how the communities responded to the displacement and how they cope with their situation. It is found that in order to overcome the stress and strain on the livelihood, the people in the study area made use of various coping strategies. This helped the people to tide over the difficulties in the short run.