LESSER IMMIGRANTS FROM TAMIL NADU, KERALA MARK CHANGE IN SOCIAL PROFILE
Breaking a 15-year
trend and indicating a change in social profile, the number of
emigrants with ECR (Emigration Check Required) endorsement from Uttar
Pradesh and Bihar has surpassed Kerala and Tamil Nadu, so far the
largest aggregate for overseas employment.
The Ministry of
Overseas Indian Affairs reported Uttar Pradesh and Bihar sent the
largest number of workers abroad with ECR endorsement in 2011. "It only
shows a shift in social profiling in the southern states. This could
mean that more workers from Tamil Nadu and Kerala are qualifying
themselves educationally and do not need ECR endorsement anymore," a
senior ministry official said. On the other hand, more workers from
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar might increasingly find overseas employment
attractive.
While Tamil Nadu saw
a decline in numbers from 1,55,631 in 2006 to 68,732 in 2011, Bihar
saw an increase from 36,493 persons in 2006 to 71,438 persons last
year. Kerala sent only 86,783 persons last year, as against 1,20,083 in
2006, while the numbers from Uttar Pradesh went up to 1,55,301 last
year from 66,131 in 2006.
Of desired
destinations, Saudi Arabia continues to attract more Indian workers
with 2,89,297 persons in 2011, while United Arab Emirates and Oman were
at second and third spots with 1,38,861 and 73,819 persons.
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