2.The writers, quoting 2011 Census figures, pointed out that outstate migrants constituted 28.09 lakh of J&K population of 1.23 crores and will change J&K demography after getting domicile certificate. A closer scrutiny of Census 2011 data shows following surprising revelation:
3. The Census 2011 provided two types of migration – Migration by birth place and Migration by place of last residence. When a person is enumerated in Census at a place different from his/her place of birth, he/she would be considered a migrant by place of birth.
4. A person would be considered a migrant by place of last residence, if he/she had last resided at a place other than his/her place of enumeration.
5. As per Census 2011, Migrants in J&K having last place of residence other than the state of J&K were 1,55,187.
The figure of 1,55,187 roughly corresponds to Migrants who were residing in J&K but were born outside J&K, numbering 1,64,460 (source: http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/d-series/d-1.html).
6. By The break-up of Migrants in J&K based on the last place of residence (source: http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/d-series/d-2.html) comes to be.
Migrants who have come from outside the state are around 1.5 Lakh only and around 26 Lakh are intra-state migrants.
7. As per break-up of Migrants from outside J&K numbering 1,55,187 based on the duration of residence in J&K.
Only 68,417 (16,526+51,891) Migrants who fall under the category of Medium Term and Long Term Migrants as on 2011 may be eligible for Domicile Certificate .
8. So, it's very clear that the narrative built on the figures of migrants in the article is factually incorrect as it is based on wrong interpretation of Census 2011 data.
These propagandists are creating false narrative to mislead people of J&K particularly Jammu.
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