
Scheme for Migrants:
News:
- Prime Minister will launch Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan on June 20.
- The scheme is to offer immediate employment opportunities to migrant workers who have returned to their villages because of the COVID-19 lockdown.
More in news:
- As per official statement, out of an estimated 1 crore migrant workers who have returned to their villages, 67 lakh workers are expected to benefit from this scheme.
- Public works worth ₹50,000 crore would be carried out in these districts to provide immediate relief to these workers.
Skill Mapping:
- As per the Finance Minister, the Central and State governments have mapped the skill sets of the migrant workers who have returned in large numbers to the 116 districts in 6 States.
- Workers will be employed in rural housing, rural connectivity, national highways, railway works, community sanitation etc.
- The scheme will see a coordination between 12 different Ministries/Departments,