Migrant Workers

New Delhi:  The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the Centre for having a lackadaisical approach in developing a portal for registration of the unorganized or migrant workers, to avail benefits from various government schemes. A bench…

New Delhi:  The Supreme Court on Tuesday said all state governments must implement one-nation, one ration card scheme by July 31. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan passed a slew of directions to the Centre and state governments for…

Bhubaneswar: As many as 10,07,330 migrant workers have returned to Odisha during the coronavirus-induced lockdown, informed Labour Minister Susanta Singh in the State Assembly on Tuesday. In reply to a starred question of BJP MLA Mukesh…

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has lashed out at the Mamata Banerjee government and put the blame for Bengal's exclusion from the Centre's packages to boost employment and livelihood opportunities for migrant workers…

"Starting with the first Shramik special train being rolled out from the zone on May 3, the SWR has run 209 trains transporting 3.02 lakh migrant workers to their native destinations," said a spokesperson of the railway zone.

The Odisha government on Friday announced a special package to provide employment opportunities for migrant workers and people affected due to Covid-19 pandemic in the rural areas.

More than 100 Odisha returnees fled from a Shramik Special Express train near Balibagada in Ganjam district after pulling the alarm chain today. Locals informed the police about the movement of migrants near the railway tracks. Immediately,…

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The Union Home Ministry on Friday urged states and Union Territories to ensure that migrant workers do not walk back home as the government is running special buses or Shramik specials to facilitate their journey.

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to treat as representation a plea seeking repatriation of Indian citizens and migrant workers in vulnerable condition, amid Covid-19 outbreak, in detention camps or granted amnesty by Kuwait.