-Press releases by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha dated 26th March, 2020 Civil society activists and concerned citizens have responded to the emergency measures that were announced by the Finance Minister on 26th March, 2020 for the poor, the vulnerable and the migrant & informal workers. An open letter by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha -- an umbrella organisation of CSOs and social activists working for the Unorganised Sector and MGNREGA workers -- has been issued...
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Sitharaman unveils Rs 1.7 lakh crore lockdown package for poor: Top announcements today
-The Indian Express Ahead of Sitharaman's press conference, the Sensex jumped 1500 points or over 5 per cent to cross the 30,000 mark. The rupee also rose 64 paisa against the dollar to settle at 75.24. To help the economy come out of the coronavirus shock, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore package under Garib Kalyan Yojana that would largely benefit Unorganised Sector workers, especially daily...
More »COVID-19: Gujarat labourers, tribals forced to take 250 km-long journeys on foot -Rajeev Khanna
-Down to Earth The workers reportedly began their journey on March 23, 2020, with some accompanied by their wives, children Thousands of migrant workers in Gujarat are undertaking long journeys to their native villages on foot. The workers, mostly tribals, travelled upwards of 250 kilometres, in the absence of public transport. Migrant workers are forced to take this step after the Union government initiated a janata (people’s) curfew and subsequently, a 21-day...
More »Unorganised workers have been hit hard, need direct payments, India Inc tells PM Modi -P Vaidyanathan Iyer
-The Indian Express Over the last few weeks, many daily wage labourers and part of the unorganised or informal sector could not find work because of the lockdown. AT LEAST six top corporate leaders are said to have recommended to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the government should make payments to Unorganised Sector workers since they bear the brunt of the severe lockdown measures to arrest the spread of Covid-19 disease. N Chandrasekaran,...
More »‘What will we eat?’ labourers and people from Unorganised Sectors stare at uncertain future -Deep Mukherjee
-The Indian Express As a result of the lockdown, thousands, including daily wage labourers, street vendors and those in the Unorganised Sector, are staring at a massive crisis, with many without the means to even buy food. Jaipur: It’s been an unusual Monday afternoon for Dharmanath Sapera, who, instead of his usual routine of collecting scrap or working at construction sites, is spending the day worrying about arranging the next day’s meal...
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