National Statistical Office will
conduct a nationwide survey on migration during the period July 2026 to June
2027
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The National Statistical
Office will conduct a nationwide survey on migration during the period July
2026 to June 2027.
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The objective of this
survey is to collect updated and comprehensive data on migration patterns in
India.
¨
The survey will document
the prevalence of migration in the country, the characteristics of migrants,
reasons for return migration, seasonal migration, and the employment profiles
of migrants.
¨
Migration from rural
areas to cities and inter-state migration will also be covered.
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The National Statistical
Office (NSO) functions under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation (MoSPI).
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MoSPI has conducted
migration surveys regularly in the past.
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The latest data is
available from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2020-21 and the
Multi-Indicator Survey 2020-21.
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According to PLFS
2020-21, the overall migration rate in India was 28.9 percent.
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The survey clearly
revealed a gender disparity in migration patterns.
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At the national level,
male migration was 10.7 percent, while female migration was significantly
higher at 47.9 percent.
¨ The primary reason for female migration was marriage. Approximately 86.8 percent of female migrants migrated due to marriage.
¨ The main reason for male migration was employment. About 22.8 percent of men migrated in search of work or better job opportunities.
