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Trends in Household Consumption

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Household consumption surveys The Household Consumer Expenditure Survey of the National Sample Survey (NSS), conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, is the primary source of government data on various indicators of levels of living, pattern of consumption and well being of households at the national and state level. […]

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Regional pattern of temporary labour migration in India

Regional pattern of temporary labour migration in India

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Being a spatial phenomenon, the major contribution in migration research has been made by geographers rather than by demographers. Most of internal migrations are labour centric with a significant proportion migrating on a temporary basis. Research suggests that temporary labour migration plays an important role in household survival and is used as an income diversification […]

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