ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on Sri Lankan refugees who have been staying in camps in Tamil Nadu for more than two and a half decades. The influx of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees into India comprises four phases: first during 1983-88, second 1990-94, third 1995-2002, and the last 2006-09. The chapter presents a study that is based on both primary and secondary data. To address the issue of inflow and outflow of Sri Lankan refugees in India, refugees staying at various camps, and government expenditure on them, the study used secondary data collected from the Department of Rehabilitation, Government of Tamil Nadu. To analyse the living conditions of Sri Lankan refugees in camps in Tamil Nadu, the study used primary data collected through a field survey conducted during February-March 2010 as well as case studies carried out in April 2010.
