There were 21,879 interstate bus trips during the four weeks of the lockdown
The number of new coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high with over 200,000 infections being reported in a day, while the active cases surpassed the 1.4 million- mark on April 15. In this video, we are trying to look at the grim ground reality across the country due to the worsening Covid situation. From labourers fearing job loss, a possible migrant exodus to people flouting coronavirus norms at will, the video gives the prevailing situation as India battles odds to fight the pandemic.
Amidst the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the national capital, some of the migrant workers have started returning to their native places in fear of imposition of lockdown
The number of travellers at New Delhi Railway Station has gone up since the lull seen in November-December but it is still far less
Amidst lockdown fears in light of a surge in Covid-19 cases, several migrant workers were seen leaving Delhi and heading towards their native places
Back at work in one of India's biggest migration destinations, Sahu found nothing has changed. He still has to work 12 hours a day, seven days a week without any leave or break--for Rs 15,000 a month
In reality, India does not have reliable data on the migrant worker population
Migrant workers travelling on their own for work will also be included; till now, only those hired through contractors were covered
Did no migrant workers die during the COVID-19 induced lockdown phase if the Centre does not have any record of the same, said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeting the Central government
The study found that 29 per cent of migrants, who had left for villages, are now back in cities, while 45 per cent want to return to cities
The treatment of migrant workers in the Gulf has come under greater scrutiny, with human rights groups saying conditions have deteriorated because of the coronavirus.
Till July 13, around 227,233 households out of the 47.8 million were provided jobs under the scheme
The Chief Justice termed it odd that the apex court has to explain this process to the lawyers instead of them being well aware about this process and how it works
Govt will invest Rs 12,750 crore in recapitalising the three state-owned insurance companies- Oriental Insurance, National Insurance and United India Insurance
Other big migrant population states, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand fare poorly
Data sourced from the MGNREGA website till June 1, shows that in June, around 43.7 million households sought work under the scheme that was the highest in last seven years
The strength of this nation comes from the moral fibre of its lower strata of citizens
The number of households availing work under the national employment guarantee scheme in these 116 districts in six states, including Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, jumped to 8.9 million during May
About 12.5 million migrant workers are expected to benefit from the programme
The new scheme should help create durable assets in rural India