ABSTRACT
This chapter shows how seasonal migration affects children's education and how policy reflects this in Indian context. It is not questionable that migrant labour in general and seasonal migration in particular makes an enormous contribution to Indian economy. In fact, there are an increasing number of families going for sugarcane cutting which seems to be a regular and reliable option for better living conditions. But although the phenomenon of seasonal migration is slowly recognized as an important factor influencing social and economic development, migrants themselves remain on the periphery of society. Most of seasonal migrants work and remain in extremely difficult conditions while school-aged children are threatened disproportionately high by child labour and school drop-outs. Education processes in India as well as in any other country of the world go hand in hand with both: individual as well as social development.
