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Covid broke migration trends, led to temporary rural unemployment: Report

Labour out-migration from cities led to temporary rural unemployment, shows state finance report

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The impact on employment is reflected in the high demand for work under MGNREGA across states, particularly in May-June, the report said

Anup Roy Mumbai

2 min read Last Updated : Oct 29 2020 | 6:10 AM IST

The lockdown during March led to job losses and compelled migrant labourers to return from cities to their native places.

Over the decades, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have been the major out-migration states, followed closely by Rajasthan and Odisha. The major in-migration states have been Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat and West Bengal.

Covid-19 switched the sources and destinations of migrant labourers, as the charts show. The charts pertain to data of the Shramik trains that ran during the lockdown, but many opted for other means of travel, including walking all the way back home. Many died en route, but the Centre said it

Topics : Coronavirus Migration Rural Migration labour market unemployment Rural income MGNREGA migrant workers

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