125 days campaign across 116 districts in six states aims to work in mission mode to help migrant workers, covering 116 districts across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and Odisha.
New Delhi| Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday launched Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, a massive rural public works scheme, to create jobs for millions of migrant workers who returned home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Through video conference in presence of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi, PM Modi flagged off the scheme from village Telihar in Bihar’s Khagaria district via video-conferencing.
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches 'Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan' through video conferencing. pic.twitter.com/VOjLXkjZjE
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“The Government of India has decided to launch a massive rural public works scheme ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ to empower and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers and rural citizens,” the Prime Minister’s office had said earlier.
Chief Ministers of five other states and Union Ministers of concerned ministries participated in this launch via video conferencing.
125 days campaign across 116 districts in six states aims to work in mission mode to help migrant workers, covering 116 districts across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and Odisha. All these districts have received more than 25,000 migrant labourers back during the national lockdown.
With a resource envelope of Rs 50,000 crore, intensified and focused implementation of 25 different types of works to provide jobs and create infrastructure in the rural regions of the country will be done through this scheme.
PM Modi spoke at a length about the scheme during the launch. He also talked about the recent clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Galwan valley of Eastern Ladakh.
While speaking at the launch, PM Modi said, “Country is proud of the sacrifice made by our braves in Ladakh. Today when I am speaking to people of Bihar, I will say the valour was of Bihar Regiment, every Bihari is proud of it. I pay tributes to the braves who laid down their lives for the nation.”
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