The Railway Ministry said that it will generate 8 lakh man-days of employment opportunity for migrant workers in infrastructure projects worth ₹1,800 crores in the next 125 days till 31 October.
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After a review meeting with Zonal Railways and Railway PSUs on the progress of Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan, Railways said that around 160 infrastructure works have been identified which are to be expedited.
Railways to generate 8 lac mandays of employment opportunity for migrants and others in infrastructure projects worth Rs 1800 Crores in next 125 days till 31st October, 2020 .
Ministry of Railways reviews progress of ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’.https://t.co/OvrrkZTFBK pic.twitter.com/J1YdwnTyiX
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) June 24, 2020
This abhiyaan of 125 days will involve a large concentration of returnee migrant workers in 6 states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and Odisha
Railways has also identified a number of railway works that can be executed through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme which is providing lakhs of jobs to rural poor.
