Page 10 - Migrant Workers

Covid-19 lockdown: 20 mn construction workers got Rs 4957 cr aid, says govt

About 17.5 million transactions were done directly into the bank accounts of the workers through Direct Benefit Transfer

Top headlines: GST Council meet, Trump may suspend H1B visas, and more

Business Standard brings to you a snapshot of events that made it to the headlines today

UP's three-tier panchayat elections a semi-final for Yogi Adityanath

The UP panchayat polls are seen as the virtual semifinal for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath before the big electoral battle in early 2022

PM launches rural job scheme for migrant workers in poll-bound Bihar

As many as 32 districts of total 38 in Bihar are included under the scheme

Easing woes: Unsung warriors who helped the poor during Covid-19 lockdown

A new report highlights the role played by non-profit organisations in mitigating the effects of Covid-19 despite facing financial and other constraints

Jobs for migrants in rural areas might need greater fund allocation

Experts say a large part of the Rs 50,000 cr earmarked spending under various schemes through front-loading of expenditure in the next 125 days would have anyway been incurred under current rules

Govt to provide jobs to 6.7 mn migrant workers by pooling official projects

Will frontload expenditure of Rs 50,000 crore in next 125 days towards 25 areas of work in 116 districts spread across six states

FM announces RS 50,000 cr Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan: All details here

She says nearly 25 schemes of govt will be brought under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, and that she is confident of reaching saturation levels under each of the schemes within 125 days

Top headlines: Fitch revises India's rating, employment for migrant workers

From AGR dues to employment for migrant workers, Business Standard brings to you the top headlines of the day

PM to launch 'Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan' to boost livelihood of workers

The programme will be launched from village Telihar, Block Beldaur of Khagaria district of Bihar

India's contract labour laws are riddled with incentives for corruption

The migrant workers' crisis is also the tra­gedy of contract workers, who have been growing in numbers over the years

UP cabinet clears proposal on Workers' Employment Commission for migrants

Nearly 3.5 million migrant workers have returned to UP post-lockdown

Generated Rs 360 cr revenue from Shramik trains; avg fare Rs 600: Railways

Indian Railways has run 4,450 Shramik trains so far and carried 6 million migrant workers home, said the Railway Board chairman

15K repatriated Indian migrant workers sign up for skill mapping in a week

SWADES database helps migrants find employment; 59% had lost their jobs

Story in numbers: Job hunt, marriage major driver of internal migration

Between 2001 and 2011, while the population grew by 18%, the number of migrants jumped 45%

Virtual reality: BJP's campaign blueprint for Bihar polls in Covid-19 era

Among the 21 points flagged in the 23-page booklet are the "help" extended by the Modi government to 5.2 million workers to reach their homes in Bihar in 3,840 "Shramik" trains in 25 days

Without cash support, middle class will become the new poor, warns Rahul

He cited a Business Standard report about the plight of retrenched workers of a private company, who were staring at a long battle ahead.

UP loosens Covid Care Fund purse strings for cash support to migrants

CM Adityanath transfers money to accounts of 1.05 million migrant families

How many disasters will Runa bear?

The lockdown has been hard on Ghorai and her community

Railways receive requests for 63 Shramik Special trains from 7 states

Of the total, a maximum of 32 trains will depart from Kerala while the destinations of most trains will be West Bengal (23), followed by Bihar (10), Assam (5)