 "Economists hint at deviations in migration numbers")
A section of policy experts has raised questions over the data used by the Economic Survey 2016-17 to estimate interstate migration in the country, hinting at anomalies in the exercise.
The survey extracted data from the Census and the railways to estimate interstate migration between five and nine million annually. Based on the Census alone, the estimate was five to 6.5 million annually during 2001-2011.
These estimates challenge the widely held view that migration in India is low and not increasing at a rapid pace. But a closer look at the underlying Census data suggest that those estimates
The survey extracted data from the Census and the railways to estimate interstate migration between five and nine million annually. Based on the Census alone, the estimate was five to 6.5 million annually during 2001-2011.
These estimates challenge the widely held view that migration in India is low and not increasing at a rapid pace. But a closer look at the underlying Census data suggest that those estimates
