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Discuss recent trends in the structure of migration.

  • UPSC 2022
  • 20 marks
  • Population Dynamics

The structure of migration — who moves, why, how far and for how long — has changed far more than its volume. The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister's report "400 Million Dreams!" (December 2024) estimated about 40.2 crore internal migrants in 2023, 28.88 per cent of the population, 11.78 per cent below the…

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  • The streams: a female headline concealing a male stream
  • From relocation to circulation
  • Feminisation, skilling and studying
  • The measurement problem
  • Conclusion

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