New Delhi15 minutes agoAuthor: Anirudh Sharma
The number of migrants in the country in 2011 was 45.57 crore.
The pattern of migrants in the country is changing rapidly. The number of migrants declined by about 12% in the 12 years between 2011 and 2023. The number of migrants in the country was 45.57 crore in 2011, which has decreased to 40.20 crore in 2023. At the same time, if we talk about migration rate, it was 38% in 2011, which will be 29% in 2023. The special thing is that now more than 75% of migration is being confined within a radius of 500 km from its original origin.
The Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, during 2011 to 2023-24, through data like unreserved railway ticketing, satellite night images, mobile roaming registrations, use of non-agricultural land in states, deposits in banks, etc. This conclusion has been drawn in the reports prepared on migration.
Big things from the reports…
The report says that now the suburbs around big metros are emerging as new centers for migrants. This includes Ghaziabad adjacent to Delhi, Thane adjacent to Mumbai, Kanchipuram near Chennai and North 24 Parganas district adjacent to Kolkata.
According to TRAI data related to mobile roaming location, user traffic has decreased by 6.67% in May 2023 as compared to May 2012. Among the five states that attracted migrants the most in 2011, P. The names of Bengal and Rajasthan have been added. Andhra Pradesh and Bihar are now at the bottom.
7 big reasons due to which migration is decreasing
- Between 2011 and 2023, road length increased by 283% under the PM Gramin Sadak Yojana. From 3.26 lakh km in 2011-12, it increased to 12.48 lakh km in 2023. Due to ease of transportation, migration from nearby areas stopped.
- Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin, construction of 2,64,87,910 houses was completed during 2014 to 2024.
- Under the Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, launched in December 2014, electricity reached every household in the country.
- Under Jal Jeevan Mission, tap water was provided to 11.82 crore additional houses by August 2024. Now 77.98% of the country i.e. 15.07 crore houses are getting tap water.
- According to the data till April 2024, 95.15% villages of the country had 3G, 4G mobile connectivity with internet.
- In nine years, 24.8 crore Indians came above the poverty line.
- In comparison to 2011, unreserved second class passengers of railways decreased by 1.78% in 2023. During this period the population increased by 14.98%.
Evidence of increased migration into metropolitan neighborhoods Use of non-agricultural land in Ghaziabad increased by 18.73% within 12 years. The average increase in UP was 5.8%. There is no difference between the lightning in Ghaziabad and the areas adjacent to the eastern and north-eastern districts of Delhi in the night photographs from satellite.
Passenger traffic from Thane to Mumbai was 21% in 2012, which will increase to 25% in 2023. According to land use classification data, the scope of non-agricultural land use increased by 31%, while in Maharashtra this increase was 4.48%. The sub-urban area bordering Thane district has increased by 45%, the urban area has increased by 33%.
Commuters to Kolkata from North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts have increased, while traffic from other districts has declined. Only 8.4% of North 24 Parganas district was in use as non-agricultural in 2012, but In 2024, 100 percent of the area will be occupied by buildings, roads and rail lines.
