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Centre, in Parliament's Monsoon Session, says no data available on death of migrant workers during lockdown
• 5 years agoResponding to a question, Union minister Santosh Gangwar said the Central government has taken numerous measures to provide migrant labourers with financial assistance, food packages and other benefits
Narendra Modi launches Rs 50,000 crore 'Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan' to create jobs for migrant workers affected by COVID-19 lockdown
• 5 years agoThe scheme was launched weeks after lakhs of migrant workers returned to their home states following loss of employment in urban centres due to the nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Migrant Crisis: In SC today, SG Tushar Mehta calls govt detractors 'prophets of doom', says receiving or host states paying fares for transporting workers
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe Supreme Court on Thursday finally intervened in the migrant crisis unfolding since a punishing lockdown was imposed over two months ago at four-hours' notice.
Congress' RS Surjewala moves SC over migrant crisis; seeks to be heard in suo motu case listed for tomorrow
Fp Staff • 5 years agoSurjewala has requested in his plea that the Centre should be directed to come up with a nationwide plan to ease the pressure on India's migrant population
SC finally takes suo motu cognisance of migrant workers' plight after saying 'can't monitor who walks on roads'; issues notices to Centre, state govts
Fp Staff • 5 years agoSupreme Court of India finally broke its silence on the misery of migrant workers on Tuesday, more than two months after millions of poor labourers were left without jobs in industrial cities, miles away from their homes.
Migrants across eras: Exodus caused by lockdown mirrors untold suffering of indentured labourers from 19th century
Karthik Venkatesh • 5 years agoLike the migrants who are currently walking back home across states, a century-and-a-half ago, many Indians — indentured labourers all — made similar travels in cattle-like conditions on steamships. Most ended up being cheated and denied a fair shot at life.
With railways to run special trains for migrants without consent from destination states, concerns arise over containment efforts
Fp Staff • 5 years agoWith states like Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, and Assam, reporting a sudden spike in cases as migrants return home in thousands and 200 Shramik Special daily trains to run from 1 June without consent from states, there is concern that this may overwhelm healthcare of these states.
Consent of destination states not required to run Shramik Special trains, clarifies Railways after MHA issues guidelines
• 5 years agoEarlier a political storm had broken out when Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh were being laggard in approving Shramik Special trains
'How can we stop people from walking?': SC dismisses plea seeking provision of food and water for stranded migrant workers
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking the provision of food and water to migrant workers walking back to their native states amid the coronavirus lockdown. The apex court said that "it is impossible" for courts to monitor or stop the movement of migrant workers
Coronavirus Outbreak: Mumbai Police intercepts tempo carrying 17 migrant labourers in Andheri amid lockdown
• 5 years agoA tempo carrying 17 migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh was intercepted by Mumbai Police in the Andheri area