India received $125 billion in remittances in 2023, retaining its position as the world's largest recipient of inward transfers, according to the World Bank's Migration and Development Brief. The figure anchors the national balance of payments, which keeps families afloat in the agrarian heartlands of states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Odisha, where few alternative income sources exist, and finances approximately 23.2 per cent of Kerala's Net State Domestic Pro