When we speak of society today, we shall only be referring to the collective of people state-wise, and not in any broader term. Our country as such consists of many such societies together. Let us look at any one such society.

The people in it speak more or less the same language, share more or less the same culture, the topography, climate and sociological opportunities and, as such, are best suited to have an economically symbiotic relationship with each other.

Where one group of people will understand the opportunities and be willing to work on them, they will need another group that can put in their mental or physical labour to make them a reality. This other group can either come from the same society so everyone is acclimatised in most respects and are in sync with each other or can come from a different society with different existing constants.

The cost of utilising the manpower in the two different cases will be vastly different. While in the one case the people will understand the language and nuances, in the other case considerable costs will be incurred in decoding and correcting. While in the one case societal money will be saved because the people will live in their own homes, in the other, each society will pay double the needed amount in running dual establishments. While in the one case people will get a morale boost from being with their family and long-term acquaintances, in the other case the workers will be distracted and will have to be provided motivation more often, and everything comes at a cost.

The list is endless. But the point here is one. One half of society should aim to provide employment based on more factors than only daily-wage considerations, while the other half may want to explore the local opportunities before they search for employment in a distant land, away from a known social structure.

The sooner the two groups in any society understand this and work together, the sooner we shall be able to avoid the complex issues that arise during unforeseen calamities and pandemics.