The villages across 116 districts in the six states will join the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan through the common service centres and krishi vigyan kendras.Nirmala Sitharaman press conference Highlights: In a major relief to migrant workers, the Finance Minister today said that the government will pool 25 different projects to give jobs to migrant workers and will front-load Rs 50,000 crore for the cause. Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan aims to create infrastructure and jobs in rural India and is set to be launched on June 20 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The government said that the campaign will be run on a mission mode for 125 days, involving intensified and focused implementation of 25 different types of works to provide jobs to the migrant workers. The campaign also aims to create infrastructure worth Rs 50,000 crore in the rural regions across 116 districts in 6 states. The villages across 116 districts in the six states will join the campaign through the common service centres and krishi vigyan kendras. The Prime Minister Office informed that these 116 districts comprise more than 25,000 returnee migrant workers across six states, which are Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha, and are estimated to cover about two-thirds of migrant workers.
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South Western Railways (SWR) had operated 240 trains from across Karnataka, of which 207 departed from Bengaluru. Of the over 3.50 lakh people who used the services, more than 3 lakh were from Bengaluru.
Labour participation rate in India is approaching the pre-Covid levels. The migrant workers are returning to the job market at the same pace they left.
Recently Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government formulated a labour commission to ensure the social and financial security of migrant workers.
Rs 50,000 crore, which is to be front-loaded for Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, is the part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat package - FM Sitharaman
The number of districts under the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan may be further increased - FM Sitharaman
In the selected 116 districts, over 25,000 workers have returned in each district due to lockdown - FM Sitharaman
Government to pool 25 different projects to give jobs to migrant workers who have returned amid coronavirus crisis. The government will front-load Rs 50,000 crore for the cause.
Both the centre and the state governments have done skill mapping of workers in 116 districts - FM Sitharaman
FM Sitharaman begins press conference on Garib Kalyan Rojgar Yojana.
12 different ministries and departments including rural development, panchayati raj, road transport & highways, mines, drinking water & sanitation, environment, railways, petroleum & natural gas, new & renewable energy, border roads, telecom, and agriculture, to coordinate Garib kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das today chaired the meeting of the Sub Committee of Financial Stability and Development Council today. All regulators and certain key Secretaries of GOI participated. Macroeconomic and financial stability issues were discussed.
The government has expedited the proposed National Employment Policy (NEP), which is designed to bring 50 crore workforce into the formal sector. The policy aims to sketch a sectoral roadmap with incentives for employment generation, based on the recommendations of the Thawar Chand Gehlot-led group of ministers in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
The villages across 116 districts in the six states will join the campaign through the common service centres and krishi vigyan kendras. The statement said these 116 districts comprise more than 25,000 returnee migrant workers across six states, which are Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha, and are estimated to cover about two-thirds of migrant workers.
In an effort to create durable infrastructure and boost employment in rural India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan on June 20. Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan will be a campaign of 125 days, which will involve intensified and focused implementation of 25 different types of works to provide employment to the migrant workers, said a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office. Read full story here
Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar and Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar are also expected to join the Finance Minister while she details out the campaign.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will soon address the media at 4 pm, ahead of the launch of Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan. The 125-days long campaign aims to provide employment to the migrant workers.