The scheme which is to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Khagaria district in Bihar, at 11 am on June 20, is an outlay of Rs 50,000 Crores and covers employment plans for migrants from 116 districts in 6 States.
Addressing the media in Delhi ahead of the launch of PMGKRA, Finance Minister said that workers from all over the country wanted to go back to villages a little while after the lockdown began. Despite the pandemic, Central and State governments took cognizance of labourers' situation and made arrangements for their return to their homes.
"They have gone back. We have looked at the districts to which they have largely returned. We have found that migrant workers returned in large numbers to 116 districts, spread over six states - Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan," FM Nirmmala Sitharaman said.
She added that the central and state governments have meticulously mapped the skill sets of the migrant workers who have returned in large numbers to over 100 districts spread out in six states in India. ALSO READ | Beware Of Fraudsters! Railways Probe Fake Duo Fleecing Fare From Migrants
Going forward, Sitharaman announced that nearly 25 schemes have been designed under the program which will provide work to over 25,000 migrants who shifted to these 116 districts.
"Within 125 days, for 116 districts, nearly 25 schemes of the government will be brought together under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan. we will reach saturation levels for each of those schemes within those 125 days," Sitharaman said, adding that everyone who needs an assignment in these 116 districts will be given work under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan.
As per the announcements, jobs will be provided for four months in the initial installment of four months. "As we go ahead, we have to see how this works out for migrants and central government," Sitharaman said. ALSO READ | Send Migrant Workers Home In 15 Days, Drop Lockdown Violation Cases Against Them: SC To Centre, States
She announced that broadly estimated expenditure for the scheme is Rs 50,000 crores and the money allotted for this will be front-loaded. The Abhiyaan will be a coordinated effort between 12 different Ministries/Departments, namely, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Road Transport & Highways, Mines, Drinking Water & Sanitation, Environment, Railways, Petroleum & Natural Gas, New & Renewable Energy, Border Roads, Telecom and Agriculture.
WATCH | India confirms participation in RIC meet on June 23: MEA