Panaji, July 14 - Social tensions arising due to large scale migration from less developed to better developed regions rank high on the list of concerns of the commission on centre-state relations, says commission chairman and former chief justice of India Madan Mohan Punchhi.

Punchhi is chairing the western region's two-day consultation that began here Monday.

The Goa session, which is the sixth such deliberation organised by the commission, is being attended by senior government officials from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Goa and representatives of civil society.

'Regional imbalances in economic development have resulted in large scale migrations in search of employment and better quality of life,' Punchhi stated.

'The effects of seasonal semi-permanent and permanent migration gives rise to a number of issues which need to be addressed. They encompass economic, social as well as constitutional and require sensitive approach.'

In its earlier consultative sessions, the commission has deliberated on a wide range of issues from Maoist insurgency, functioning of rural and urban local bodies, to natural resources and the environment.