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Renewable energy can get India's returned rural migrants back to work

A migrant worker walking home to his home state of Madhya Pradesh, India, May 2020 Image: REUTERS/Amit Dave

Sandeep Bhattacharya
India Projects Manager, Climate Bonds Initiative
Sourajit Aiyer
Consultant, South Asia Fast Track Sustainability Communications
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The home states of India's inter-state migrants
The home states of India's inter-state migrants Image: India's 1991, 2001 and 2011 censuses

Why have India's inter-state migrants migrated?
Why have India's inter-state migrants migrated? Image: India's 1991, 2001 and 2011 censuses
The numbers of jobs created and predicted by DRE projects in India
The numbers of jobs created and predicted by DRE projects in India Image: Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
The number of migrants in India nearly doubled between 1991 and 2011
The number of migrants in India nearly doubled between 1991 and 2011 Image: India's 1991, 2001 and 2011 censuses
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