Rajan. S Irudaya et. al.

Unravelling Labour Migration from Jharkhand: Key Findings from the Jharkhand Migration Survey 2023 - Economic & Political Weekly - 60(20),may 17, 2025: p.52-59

As part of evolving evidence, informed policymaking on the welfare of migrant workers under the Safe and Responsible Migration Initiative anchored by the Government of Jharkhand, a state-level migration survey (Jharkhand Migration Survey) was carried out during January–March 2023. The survey which followed the Kerala Migration Survey model canvassed a sample of 10,674 households across all districts. Findings from JMS estimate that 45 lakh persons from Jharkhand migrated to various places for livelihoods. The JMS also estimate that the state received a monthly remittance of `2,549 crore in 2023, which primarily contributed to the subsistence of some of the most marginalised. - Reproduced

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