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Researchers urge govt to create common data portal for migrants' travel

The researchers pointed out, there is wide confusion among workers, despite the railways running Shramik Special trains to ferry them home since May 1

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Workers from Karnataka, who were stranded due to lockdown, leave in a special bus from district collector office after the government allowed people to travel to their respective destinations with certain conditions

Ritwik Sharma
There is an urgent need to streamline information on inter-state travel as data collected from various state portals revealed variation, said a group of researchers, professionals and civil society members representing stranded migrant workers.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) ordered a standard operating protocol on Monday, as train services resumed for passengers after nearly two months on Tuesday. However, the researchers pointed out, there is wide confusion among workers, despite the railways running Shramik Special trains to ferry them home since May 1.

In a letter to the MHA secretary on Monday, the researchers urged the government to create