GOAN EMIGRANTS MONITORING STUDY This study on Goa's emigrants abroad seems on the face of it,
To be, with due respect one would like to submit, One that has no real teeth. In fact it seems that underneath It is just another exercise that will not at all our needs fit. The problems under which emigrants groan, Have been aired often on this forum, and are known. So do we really need a fresh survey Which will once again, anyway, Repeat what we know, though perhaps in a different tone? What we need is an effective machine - The one we have, has not been seen To respond vigorously to migrants' complaints. May be it has to function under inbuilt constraints – Well then, let us ensure that it does not on that crutch lean. Shanti Dhoot RE: Message: 9; 2 May 2008 From: "Goanet News" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] Goa to initiate migrant monitoring study Panaji: Goa will initiate a 'migrant monitoring study' to judge the impact of migration on the state's demographic, social and economic fabric. "The study would be conducted in collaboration with the Kerala-based Centre for Development Studies, Goa's Department of Planning and Statistics and a private institution - Xavier Centre for Historical Research," Commissioner for NRIs, Eduardo Faleiro told reporters here. He said that the purpose of the study is to collect data of migration from Goa and analyse its impact of the social and economic situation of the state. Unofficial statistics revealed that more than three lakh people have migrated from Goa, mostly in Middle East countries - Kuwait has 60,000 Goans, Abu Dhabi 10,000 and Bahrain 9,000. "The study will also address the problems encountered by emigrants in the countries of their destination," Faleiro added. Government has decided to conduct comprehensive survey of households throughout Goa to measure the volume of migration and to analyse its socio-economic consequences. Faleiro said that the study will span over the year and final report will be submitted to the state government.