Creating database of migration in India is must for sound policy

Prof .Irudaya Rajan delivered the valedictory address  at the International Conference “Migration, Diaspora and Development” organised by GRFDT at India International Centre, New Delhi during 20-21 February 2016, on the theme “Problem of Database of Migration in India”.   He highlighted poor management of migration database, lack of surveys and consequent policy problems in India. The estimation of Indian Overseas population number is highly contested; it shows no clear-cut direction of policy.  There have been arbitrary policy shifts due to change of government. For instance, the earlier NDA-I Government’s proposal to have separate Ministry was disposed by NDA II. He further argued that we  do not have a reliable data till now  as a result of  frequent  cha