Recent analyses and commentary have spotlighted growing migration from Punjab, fuelled by dwindling agricultural income, limited local employment, and uncertain rural futures. Experts now urge the government to establish a statutory Punjab Migration and Diaspora Commission to address the crisis, protect non-resident Punjabis (NRPs), and channel their resources toward development in the home state.
The proposal suggests strengthening existing NRI-welfare mechanisms, providing economic incentives for investment in Punjab, and creating a framework to help migrating youth access education, jobs, and community support abroad — without neglecting their ties to the state. Migrants and their families have reported social dislocation, lack of stable income, rising mental-health challenges, and weakening rural infrastructure. A commission could oversee remittance flows, track human capital flight, and coordinate policies to make rural Punjab viable again.
Advocates argue that unless structural reforms in agriculture, industry, and social security are introduced, Punjab risks severe demographic imbalance and shrinking human resource base. A timely policy recalibration is seen as essential to safeguard the state’s social and economic stability.
