{"id":44280,"date":"2024-12-29T02:08:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T20:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=44280"},"modified":"2025-05-06T09:59:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T04:29:22","slug":"migration-trends-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/migration-trends-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Migration Trends in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>What\u2019s in today\u2019s article?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Why in News?<\/li>\n<li>What are the Migration Trends in India Highlighted in the EAC-PM Report?<\/li>\n<li>Major Migration Routes and District-Level Insights:<\/li>\n<li>Methodology of the EAC-PM Report and its Limitations:<\/li>\n<li>Conclusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Why in News?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A recent working paper by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), titled &#8220;400 Million Dreams!&#8221;, sheds light on the evolving migration trends in India.<\/li>\n<li>The similar exercise was undertaken in Economic Survey 2016-17, when Arvind Subramanian was Chief Economic Advisor, for calculating the migration trends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>What are the Migration Trends in India Highlighted in the EAC-PM Report?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Top states for migrant destinations:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>West Bengal and Rajasthan <\/strong>emerged as new hotspots for migrant inflows, joining Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh in the top five states receiving the highest number of 2nd-class railway passengers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>States showing the highest growth in incoming migrants: <\/strong>West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Karnataka.<\/li>\n<li>In contrast, states like <strong>Andhra Pradesh and Bihar<\/strong> saw a decline in rankings compared to 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decline in overall migration:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The report notes an <strong>11.78% reduction in the overall number of migrants<\/strong> since the 2011 Census.<\/li>\n<li>This decline is attributed to <strong>improved economic opportunities in smaller cities<\/strong>, reducing the need for long-distance migration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Major Migration Routes and District-Level Insights:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Top state-to-state routes (2023):<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Uttar Pradesh to Delhi<\/li>\n<li>Gujarat to Maharashtra<\/li>\n<li>Telangana to Andhra Pradesh<\/li>\n<li>Bihar to Delhi<\/li>\n<li>Bihar to West Bengal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Top destination districts for migrants:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Mumbai<\/li>\n<li>Bengaluru urban<\/li>\n<li>Howrah<\/li>\n<li>Central Delhi<\/li>\n<li>Hyderabad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emerging origin districts (2023):<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Villupuram (Tamil Nadu)<\/li>\n<li>Saharsa (Bihar)<\/li>\n<li>Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)<\/li>\n<li>Murshidabad (West Bengal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major intra-state movement:<\/strong> The <strong>Murshidabad-Kolkata route<\/strong> is the most traveled path for general class passengers, reflecting significant intra-state movement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Migration to major urban centers:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Delhi:<\/strong> Major source districts include Agra, Patna, Kanpur Nagar, Jhansi, and Bareilly, with new entrants like Dausa (Rajasthan) and Ludhiana (Punjab).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mumbai: <\/strong>Valsad, Surat, Nashik, Ratnagiri, and Varanasi remain key origin districts, with Sindhudurg as a notable addition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Methodology of the EAC-PM Report and its Limitations:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Methodology:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The report analyses migration patterns <strong>using Indian Railways\u2019 unreserved ticketing data, mobile roaming data, and banking remittance records.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The 2nd-class in Mail Express and Ordinary trains is the most affordable travel option predominantly used by blue-collar workers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Limitations:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Lack of demographic details (age, gender, reasons for migration).<\/li>\n<li>Data captures station-to-station travel rather than actual origin-destination routes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The EAC-PM report provides crucial insights into migration patterns in India, highlighting significant changes in destination preferences and <strong>reduced migration trends due to localised economic opportunities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>These findings are <strong>vital for policymakers<\/strong> addressing urban planning, infrastructure, and economic development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qjv-xS-Qz1w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qjv-xS-Qz1w<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q.1. What is the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The EAC-PM is an independent body that advises the Government of India on economic issues. The EAC-PM provides neutral analysis and advice to the Prime Minister on economic issues such as inflation, industrial output, and microfinance.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q.2. Why was there a reverse migration?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The phenomenon of reverse migration is often seen in regions experiencing economic change, where migrants return due to better job opportunities or improved living conditions back home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/west-bengal-rajasthan-new-migrant-destination-hotspots-uttar-pradesh-tops-9749205\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">West Bengal &amp; Rajasthan new migrant destination hotspots; Uttar Pradesh tops<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent working paper by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), titled &#8220;400 Million Dreams!&#8221;, sheds light on the evolving migration trends in India<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":44281,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44280","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}