ALTERNATIVE POLICY PRACTICE TO GOVERNANCE BANGLADESHI MIGRANTS IN INDIA USING ANALYTICAL NETWORK PROCESS

Abstract

Immigration from Bangladesh to India is a complex and gigantic phenomenon since partition of India, which includes both refugees and economic migrants. In present study is an initiative to explore, what decision is better applicable to manage the problem of illegal migration from Bangladesh to India. In order to address the problem, an Analytical Network Process (ANP) used to create a decision model specific to the issue. A large number of control criteria like economic, social, political and environmental are taken as factor to substantiate the seven different alternatives. All the criteria and sub criteria are then weighed, compared and evaluated to determine what effect it would have on the involved stakeholders. The result is the output of the information which is given in the model on the basis of the present scenario of illegal immigration from Bangladesh to India. It reveals the best alternatives output keeping in mind the benefit, opportunities, cost and risk of this issue. To formulate any policy regarding this issue, it can be helpful to the government in taking the decision through best alternative output of the model. In future if the importance of the factors does change then output of the model will also be changed and suitable in dealing the contemporary situation.