Only 1 per cent women migrated to other cities in search of job
Only 1 per cent women migrated from their hometowns to other places within the country for employment reasons. On the other hand, 87 per cent women shifted out of their place of domicile due to their marriage.
These are the findings of the ‘Multiple Indicator Survey India’ conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) for the year 2020-21. Functioning under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), NSSO released the findings on Tuesday.
As per the survey, 87 per cent of female respondents moved out of their hometowns due to marriage, while a mere 1 per cent of them shifted due to employment-related reasons.
NSSO carried out the Multiple Indicator Survey covering the entire country in its 78th round. The survey was initially planned to be conducted during January-December, 2020 but the field work was extended till August 15, 2021, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The entire country was covered by the survey, barring some villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which were difficult to access.