This study of Domestic Migrant Labour (DML)estimates their numbers and their annual inflow into Kerala. The train-based survey covered all the 63 long distance trains entering Kerala through Kasaragod and Palakkad. This survey generated estimates of the number of DML in Kerala. It is estimated from the Survey that there are over 25 lakh Domestic Migrant Labour in Kerala today with an annual arrival rate of 2.35 lakhs. The remittances to their home states by the DML are over Rs. 17,500 crores.
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