IOM has been operational in India since 2001 when the organization established a project site to provide transitional shelter and livelihood support for migrant workers adversely affected during the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. On 18th June 2008, India officially became one of the 175 member states of IOM. Since then, the Organization has been actively involved with the government and other partners to assist and provide technical support in the areas of labour migration governance, counter-trafficking, pre-departure orientation trainings, assisted voluntary return and reintegration services, migrant settlement, shelter, and livelihood recovery. It pioneered the establishment of migrant resource centres, first set up in Kochi in 2008, aiming to provide a one-stop service on all migration issues.

IOM, in collaboration with government bodies and civil society, strives to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promote the 2018 Global Compact for Safe and Orderly Migration (GCM). In India, the Organization acts as the Secretariat of the UN Migration Network, an inter-agency body that aims to ensure that effective, timely, and coordinated support is provided to the Government of India to prioritize and protect the rights and well-being of migrants and their communities in their place of origin, transit, and destination. The Organization is engaged in working towards safe and regulated migration by supporting the Government on migration management through various projects.

General Information

Key Facts

  • Total Indian Population: 1.39 billion
  • Median Age: 28.7 (Men: 28; Women: 29.5)
  • Population Under 15: 25.78% (2021)
  • Net Migration Rate: -0.4 per 1000 population
  • Human Development Index: 0.645
  • HDI Rank (2022): 132 of 191
  • Gender Development Index: 0.820    
  • Personal Remittance: USD 87 billion
  • National Capital: New Delhi
  • Area: 1,483 sq.Km  (Delhi)
  • Currency: Indian Rupees (INR)
  • Currency Symbol: ₹
  • Languages: 22 official and 38 non-official

Sources

  • https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/median-age
  • https://www.statista.com/statistics/271315/age-distribution-in-india/
  • https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-received-87-billion-in-remittances-in-2021/article37552371.ece
  • http://des.delhigovt.nic.in/DoIT/DOIT_DM/district%20profile.pdf
  • https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/EighthSchedule_19052017.pdf
  • UNDP Human Development Report, https://www.undp.org/india/press-releases/india-ranks-132-human-development-index-global-development-stalls.
  • https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/iom-press-briefing-notes-02-mar-2001-east-timor-guinea-india-afghanistan
  • Indian Council of Architecture is a not-for-profit body that provides advise to the government on all matters related to architecture. https://www.coa.gov.in/
  • https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/iom-press-briefing-notes-22-mar-2002-afghanistan-india

 

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