“The study would be conducted in collaboration with the Kerala-based Centre for Development Studies, Goa’s department of planning and statistics and Xavier Centre for Historical Research,” Commissioner for NRI 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 nine thousand.

Faleiro, who is also a former Union External Affairs Minister, said that the study will also scan impact of migration on social sectors such as education and health and will contain special reports on the elderly, women and children left behind.

“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.