According to the Mumbai Human Development Report brought out by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and UNDP, as reported in DNA, Mumbai, Contrary to popular belief, it is not people from the North Indian states but from other parts of Maharashtra who constitute the bulk of the city's migrant population.The report says one-third of the migrants in the city are from the state.
As per the 2001 census the percentage of migrants from Maharashtra (37.4) is the largest. It is followed by Uttar Pradesh (24.3) and Gujarat (9.6)."Together, however, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh form -- according to various census reports -- a little over 60% of all the migrants."
The report was prepared by DP Singh, chairperson of the Centre for Research Methodology at Tiss.
The MNS has been opposing the influx of migrants from Bihar and UP. But the report gives some interesting facts about Biharis. The percentage of Biharis entering the city was as low as 0.22 in the 1961 census. In 2001, the figure reached 3.5.
"The maximum number of migrants is from Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg", says the report.
"Nearly 60% of the intra-state migration is from Ratnagiri, Satara, Pune, and Raigad districts. The percentage of migration from Ratnagiri (including Sindhudurg) declined from 44.5 to 31.5 in the past four decades. But the influx from Marathwada (Latur, Nanded, Solapur, Parbhani, Jalna, Osmanabad, and Beed districts) indicate higher numbers."
From 1961 to 2001, the migration from North Indian states has increased substantially and that from South Indian states has declined.
As per the 2001 census the percentage of migrants from Maharashtra (37.4) is the largest. It is followed by Uttar Pradesh (24.3) and Gujarat (9.6)."Together, however, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh form -- according to various census reports -- a little over 60% of all the migrants."
The report was prepared by DP Singh, chairperson of the Centre for Research Methodology at Tiss.
The MNS has been opposing the influx of migrants from Bihar and UP. But the report gives some interesting facts about Biharis. The percentage of Biharis entering the city was as low as 0.22 in the 1961 census. In 2001, the figure reached 3.5.
"The maximum number of migrants is from Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg", says the report.
"Nearly 60% of the intra-state migration is from Ratnagiri, Satara, Pune, and Raigad districts. The percentage of migration from Ratnagiri (including Sindhudurg) declined from 44.5 to 31.5 in the past four decades. But the influx from Marathwada (Latur, Nanded, Solapur, Parbhani, Jalna, Osmanabad, and Beed districts) indicate higher numbers."
From 1961 to 2001, the migration from North Indian states has increased substantially and that from South Indian states has declined.
(Based on a Newsitem in DNA, Mumbai, 29th September 2009)
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