The rise in COVID-19 daily new cases and daily new deaths compelled many state governments to impose local level lockdowns during April-May 2021. As of 20th April, 2021, partial lockdowns were noticed in 10 states across the country and complete lockdown was imposed in Delhi. As of 8th May, 2021, nearly the entire country was under complete lockdown as a result of either partial lockdowns and night curfews or complete...
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How Relief And Support Systems Failed Migrant Workers Again -Shubham Kaushal and Vikas Kumar
-IndiaSpend.com Massive job losses, up to 51% decline in earnings and reduced food intake--migrant workers struggled to survive through the recent lockdown in Gujarat, finds a study. Migrants received no relief during the second wave, and the measures taken in the last lockdown were not adequate, it shows Ahmedabad: Migrant workers were weeks from running out of food, struggled to access healthcare and faced acute livelihood problems during the partial lockdowns imposed...
More »Massive Fire Destroys Delhi’s Only Rohingya Camp -Tarique Anwar
-Newsclick.in This is not an isolated incident. This was the fifth conflagration in the camp over the past nine years. New Delhi: It was a usual night for Zahid Hussain. Unaware of what destiny has in store for him and others, the 23-year-old, like his fellow Burmese refugee neighbours in the Rohingya camp in South East Delhi’s Kanchan Kunj, had gone to bed after having dinner at 10 pm on June 12....
More »Over 4.5 lakh non-PDS beneficiaries received food grains: Delhi govt
-PTI/ Business Standard The Arvind Kejriwal government on Sunday said it has provided food grains to over 4.5 lakh people who did not have ration card under a new scheme in the national capital. Starting from June 5, the scheme allows those who don't have a ration card to avail five kilogram of food grains by showing their Aadhaar card. "The scheme caters to people who do not possess ration cards, including unorganised...
More »Over 4.5 lakh have received ration: Delhi govt.
-The Hindu Scheme is a walk-in process and does not require beneficiaries to pre-register More than 4.5 lakh residents have been provided free ration by the Delhi government so far and efforts are under way to iron out issues related to the supply of ration at a few sites over the last few days. According to the Delhi government, as much as 5,000 MT of dry ration has been provided at centres in...
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