-TheWire.in Thousands of migrant workers are waiting to take buses to UP and the Bihar border after they lost their livelihoods due to the Lockdown. New Delhi: At the Anand Vihar Bus Terminal and its immediate surrounding areas on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, the mass evacuation of thousands of daily-wage labourers and migrant workers is underway. Over the last five days, the national Lockdown imposed to tackle COVID-19 has left a multitude of...
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‘Better to die with families’ — no food or money, Delhi migrants prefer the long walk home -Samyak Pandey
-ThePrint.in The govt’s announcement of relief measures for 3 months triggered fear among migrant workers that the Lockdown may get extended. This led to more rounds of migration. New Delhi: Scores of migrant workers continued to leave Delhi-NCR Friday, the third day of the nationwide Lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this week. Most of the daily wagers, who left Delhi-NCR Friday, were the ones who stayed back in the hope...
More »Shift to upscaling food rationing now -Madhura Swaminathan
-The Hindu Expanded rations will not only bring relief in this pandemic but also help sustain a nourished and healthy population Two days ago, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a ₹1.7-lakh crore package of social security measures to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in the period of the 21-day Lockdown. In respect of food security, the package falls far short of what is needed. I argue that we need to immediately...
More »With no job or money, migrant workers struggle to find food -Avinash Nair
-The Indian Express Despite the directions from the state government, migrant labourers can be seen walking on the roads to reach their destinations.Avinas Ahmedabad: Shambu Prasad, a 22-year-old migrant worker from Bihar, lost his job on the very first day when the Gujarat government announced a three-day Lockdown on April 22 in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. With just Rs. 50 in his pocket and a few kilograms of wheat flour, Prasad,...
More »Coronavirus: Centre tells states to set up camps for migrant workers
-The Hindu Disaster response funds can be used for shelters As lakhs of migrant labourers and workers continued to travel on foot to reach their homes in wake of the 21-day countrywide Lockdown, the Union Home Ministry has asked the States to “immediately set up relief camps” along the highways and conduct regular medical checks while observing proper social distancing norms. The Ministry also issued an order authorising the States to use State...
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