Lok Sabha Question No. 1476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Internal Migration
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1476

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020/MAGHA 22, 1941 (SAKA)

INTERNAL MIGRATION

1476. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  maintained  any  updated  data  on  internal migrants in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether the data includes other parameters like caste and income data;
- (c) the major reasons for internal migration in the country;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  considered  maintaining  more  regular  data  on internal migration given it's prevalence and the increasing pressures to migrate due to climate change and loss of livelihood;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to set up a grievance redressal system for the inter-state migrants; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

- (a)  &  (b):  As  per  last  Census  conducted  in  2011,  the  State-wise  number  of  all, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe migrants due  to  change in place of last residence is given at Annex. Income data is not collected in Census.
- (c) to (e): The reasons for migration and number of migrants as per Census 2011 are given below at all India level:

L.S.US.Q.NO. 1476 FOR 11.02.2020

|   S.No | Reasons for Migration   | Number of Migrants   |
|--------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|      1 | Marriage                | 21,11,86,431         |
|      2 | Moved with household    | 6,59,59,915          |
|      3 | Work/Employment         | 4,14,22,917          |
|      4 | Moved after birth       | 3,38,55,865          |
|      5 | Education               | 54,57,556            |
|      6 | Business                | 35,90,487            |
|      7 | Other reasons           | 9,43,14,450          |

In  every  Census,  data  on  migration  are  collected  for  the  reasons  which  are enlisted in Census Population Enumeration (PE) Questionnaire.

(f)  &  (g):  Zonal  Councils  are  statutory  bodies  set  up  under  the  States  Reorganization Act, 1956 to provide a common meeting ground to the States and UTs in  each  of  the  five  zones  for  resolution  of  inter-state  and  regional  issues, fostering balanced socio-economic regional development and building harmonious Centre-State relations.

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## ANNEX TO LS.US.Q NO.1476 FOR 11.02.2020

## STATE-WISE NUMBER OF MIGRANTS DUE TO CHANGE IN PLACE OF LAST RESIDENCE

| State code   | Name of State/UT          | All          | Scheduled Caste   | Scheduled Tribe   |
|--------------|---------------------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 01           | JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 28,09,629    | 2,71,700          | 2,67,794          |
| 02           | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 26,47,067    | 5,17,683          | 1,23,248          |
| 03           | PUNJAB                    | 1,37,35,616  | 33,32,912         | -                 |
| 04           | CHANDIGARH                | 6,78,188     | 6,891             | -                 |
| 05           | UTTARAKHAND               | 43,17,454    | 4,90,358          | 96,655            |
| 06           | HARYANA                   | 1,05,85,460  | 13,14,888         | -                 |
| 07           | NCT OF DELHI              | 72,24,514    | 1,21,459          | -                 |
| 08           | RAJASTHAN                 | 2,20,71,482  | 34,68,617         | 25,13,964         |
| 09           | UTTAR PRADESH             | 5,64,52,083  | 1,05,24,413       | 2,67,645          |
| 10           | BIHAR                     | 2,72,44,869  | 40,23,611         | 3,01,683          |
| 11           | SIKKIM                    | 2,47,049     | 8,715             | 59,071            |
| 12           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 6,30,831     | -                 | 3,73,568          |
| 13           | NAGALAND                  | 5,49,618     | -                 | 3,95,876          |
| 14           | MANIPUR                   | 6,86,935     | 12,134            | 2,87,940          |
| 15           | MIZORAM                   | 3,87,370     | 222               | 3,17,465          |
| 16           | TRIPURA                   | 12,99,623    | 1,83,553          | 2,89,201          |
| 17           | MEGHALAYA                 | 7,59,554     | 3,687             | 5,77,786          |
| 18           | ASSAM                     | 1,06,44,234  | 7,31,674          | 12,94,548         |
| 19           | WEST BENGAL               | 3,34,48,472  | 70,82,058         | 14,81,128         |
| 20           | JHARKHAND                 | 96,59,702    | 8,84,992          | 20,76,202         |
| 21           | ODISHA                    | 1,54,21,793  | 23,26,154         | 31,01,899         |
| 22           | CHHATTISGARH              | 88,88,075    | 9,65,278          | 21,89,506         |
| 23           | MADHYA PRADESH            | 2,47,35,119  | 34,27,941         | 43,13,288         |
| 24           | GUJARAT                   | 2,68,98,286  | 16,15,877         | 26,88,446         |
| 25           | DAMAN & DIU               | 1,48,592     | 1,461             | 4,184             |
| 26           | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | 1,88,057     | 1,048             | 30,203            |
| 27           | MAHARASHTRA               | 5,73,76,776  | 60,38,859         | 39,84,375         |
| 28           | ANDHRA PRADESH            | 3,83,60,644  | 55,30,675         | 23,51,220         |
| 29           | KARNATAKA                 | 2,64,63,170  | 35,03,725         | 14,32,902         |
| 30           | GOA                       | 11,40,690    | 14,771            | 97,288            |
| 31           | LAKSHADWEEP               | 20,401       | -                 | 13,854            |
| 32           | KERALA                    | 1,78,63,419  | 14,34,813         | 2,00,201          |
| 33           | TAMIL NADU                | 3,12,74,107  | 50,70,796         | 2,51,141          |
| 34           | PUDUCHERRY                | 7,12,401     | 60,482            | -                 |
| 35           | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 2,16,341     | -                 | 11,917            |
| INDIA        | INDIA                     | 45,57,87,621 | 6,29,71,447       | 3,13,94,198       |