Skill sets of returnee migrant workers mapped for 'Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan': Nirmala Sitharaman
The Times of India, India, 18 June 2020 - Ahead of the launch of 'Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan' scheme, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Central and state governments have meticulously mapped the skill sets of the migrant workers who have returned in large numbers to the 116 districts in six states.
"Workers from all over the country wanted to go back to villages a little while after the lockdown began. The Central and state governments made some arrangements and they have gone back. We have looked at the districts to which they have largely returned," Sitharaman said at a press conference here.
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