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Covid-19 crisis: Construction workers to soon get migration certificates

This comes after the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in government database, which, along with other issues, was the reason many construction workers didn't get adequate welfare benefits.

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Under the proposed system, workers will be registered online through their mobile number. After this, a ‘migration certificate’ will automatically be issued to all such workers instantly.

Somesh Jha New Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : Jul 22 2020 | 6:05 AM IST

The central government has proposed issuing migration certificates to construction workers so that they continue to receive benefits of various welfare schemes even after they migrate to another state for work.

This comes after the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in government database, which, along with other issues, was the reason many construction workers didn’t get adequate welfare benefits.

The Centre has set an ambitious target for the states to double the number of registered construction workers in the country within the next three months for receiving welfare benefits, after noting that the workforce had to live in “pathetic conditions” during the pandemic.

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Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown migrant workers Labourer Construction sector Indian Economy Migration Labour Ministry

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