India, May 30 -- At present only 15 urban centres account for 80% of the GDP. If employment is available in more urban centres then those who rushed back from far off places can perhaps find jobs nearer home.

When Raj Kapoor picturized lyricist Shailendra-composed Mukesh-Lata duet "aa ab laut chalen, nazren bichhaye baahen pasaare, tujhko pukare desh tera" in the 1960 movie, Ganga-Jamna, he could not have imagined that six decades later the theme of this song and the exodus back to villages which the song portrayed will be a reality in vast parts of India. In the movie it was a happy move back to rural moorings. In reality, the 2020 migration has been sorrowful. Workers in the unorganised sector, who live in urban centers sans any socia...