The COVID-19-Led Reverse Migration on Labour Supply in Rural Economy: Challenges, Opportunities and Road Ahead in Odisha

Migration is a bigger option for earning and livelihood in Odisha either push factors or pull factors, which people move to other states search of work better wages. But COVID-19 emerged as crippling blow huge reverse migration being noticed the state. So study tried investigate labour supply employment opportunity rural areas due COVID-19-led examine impact on status, income profile returned migrants Odisha. The also discusses possible measures create alternative by rebuilding economy after COVID-19. Both secondary primary data are used study. Descriptive statistics regression model vulnerability during period found sudden rise with scale catch sight Job loss biggest problem faced followed loss. that migrants, household excluding nature have significant migrants. JEL Classification Codes: J21, J22, J46