Overview
- The survey is scheduled for July 2026 to June 2027 to produce updated estimates on migration rates, reasons, and short-term movements.
- MoSPI has posted the draft schedule and concept note online and called for public and expert comments by November 30, 2025.
- Method changes include redefining a short-term migrant as someone away 15 days to six months in the past year for work or work search.
- Data on entire-household migration will not be collected, reflecting its historically low incidence in prior rounds.
- Coverage is near-national, with villages in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands excluded due to access constraints, and the questionnaire expands to capture return migration, income effects, and conditions at destination.