Returnee migrants and their management

When they come home, out-migrants can revive rural economic activities that were abandoned in the conflict era.

Migration has a long history in Nepal. Up until the 1990s, migration was internal in nature and existed primarily from the hills to the plains or from rural to urban areas. Migration increased in the late 1990s and early 2000s for various reasons, including political conflicts. This pushed labour away to foreign countries. A majority of migrants went to India, but many low-skilled workers were attracted to the Gulf countries.