Causatum of Education on Social Status of Rural Migrant in Udhampur District of Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

Education serves as a symbol of social status and a source of white-collar jobs. It is due to such social and economic utilities of education that the desire to achieve it usually entails migration. The incentives in education create a self-motivated desire among the young people to be educated. Education helps in sharpening the abilities, increasing the knowledge, improving the communication skills and brings change in ones behavior to be more participative which in turn helps in attaining respect in the society. The study has been evaluated the level of education change in migrants after migration and impact of migration on social status of migrant families. By use of statistical tool like Mean and Chi- square test it has been evaluated that the level of education has increased after migration and showed significant impact of education facilities on social status of migrant families in Udhampur District of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory.

 Keywords- Education, social status, migration, level of knowledge and level of confidence