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Migration has been a result of some structural inequality. There are differentiated levels of development socially and economically among the states in India. An enormous development disparity exists between rural and urban areas that foster rural-urban migration. It is attention-grabbing that the creation of global cities has brought migrant workers from even the remotest and poorest regions of India. Lucknow, the city of Uttar Pradesh is such a city that is developing fast and attractive destination points for migrants from different regions of the country. The study attempts to address the multifaceted mechanism of short-term migration, taking Lucknow city of Uttar Pradesh as the study area. The objective of the study is to evaluate various factors influencing short-term migration to Lucknow. The study utilizes a triangular method for the analysis; a comprehensive pre-tested questionnaire was prepared to collect desired information about the short-term migrants. The survey covered the time period from December 2020 to February 2021. The study uses probit regression to examine the impact of various socio-economic factors of skilled and unskilled labour migration among inter-state migrants. The results from the probit regression model reveal that demographic factors like marital status, land size, education, family income, type of house and better employment opportunities from migration, significantly impact migration decisions and the migration levels.