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After Top Court Raps Centre, Congress Hits Out At Government Over Unorganised Workers' Database Issue
After the Supreme Court rapped the Centre for failing to create a database on unorganised workers, the Congress on Tuesday hit out at the government demanding immediate sacking of the labour minister and an apology from the prime minister.
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Centre's Apathy "Unpardonable": Supreme Court On Migrants' Issue
"One Nation, One Ration" scheme for migrant workers must be implemented by all states by July, the Supreme Court said today.
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Supreme Court To Pronounce Verdict On Plea For Welfare Measures For Migrants On Tuesday
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce Tuesday its verdict on a plea seeking directions to the Centre and states to ensure food security, cash transfers and other welfare measures for migrant workers hit hard again during the second covid wave
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Centre, States Must Expedite Registration Of Migrant Workers: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Monday said the process of registration of migrant workers is "very slow" and it must be expedited so that benefit of various schemes can be extended to them amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Urges Centre To Provide Monetary Help To Poor
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday urged the Central government to provide momentary help to the poor, labourers and street vendors.
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Centre, Delhi Government "Failed Miserably": High Court On Migrant Crisis
Delhi High Court today said both central and Delhi governments failed miserably to deal with the crisis of migrant workers during the nationwide lockdown last year.
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No Bengal District Included In Migrants Job Scheme As State Did Not Share Data: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that West Bengal government did not share data of returning migrant labourers with the Centre and no district of the state could be included as a beneficiary under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan (PMGKRA).
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MGNREGA Must Be "Scaled Up" To Help Migrants, Congress Tells Centre
The Congress on Monday asked the government to expand the scope of MGNREGA to meet the growing work demand of 8 crore migrants who are expected to relocate in villages due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Big Scheme For Migrants Planned, Centre Listed 116 Districts: Sources
A comprehensive plan to rehabilitate migrant workers in their home states and restore their income is being prepared by the Central government, sources have told NDTV amid huge opposition criticism over the issue. A detailed list has been made of the 116 districts which have the maximum number of migrant workers and a list of areas and schemes are ...
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Over 20 Lakh Stranded Outside Bihar Given Aid Of Rs 1,000: Nitish Kumar
More than 20 lakh people from Bihar, stuck outside the state during the lockdown, have been provided with help including monetary aid by the state while those who came back were taken good care of at the quarantine centres, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Saturday.
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15 Days Optimum Time For States To Transport Migrants Home: Top Court
The states will get 15 more days to transport migrants home from the cities amid the coronavirus lockdown, the Supreme Court said today, adding it will pass an order on the issue of stranded migrants on Tuesday. Today's hearing came days after the Supreme Court took up the issue on its own and passed several orders to the states to help them reach ...
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Mamata Banerjee Urges Centre To Give ₹10,000 Each To Migrant Workers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today appealed to the Centre to give one-time assistance of ₹10,000 each to migrant workers amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Centre, State Governments Not Worried About Plight Of Migrant Workers: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday said that the Centre and State governments are not worried about the plight of migrant workers in the country.
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5 Big Points From Supreme Court Order On Migrants
The Supreme Court today gave a detailed interim order about the transportation of migrant labourers, which has become a matter of controversy since the Centre started running special trains from May 1. Over the last days, a series of instances were reported of hungry and desperate migrants looting foodcarts at various railway stations. Several migr...
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PM's Humanity Of Washing Feet Of SafaiWorkers Has Vanished Now: Sanjay Raut
Taking a swipe at the Centre over the plight of migrant labourers amidst the coronavirus-induced lockdown, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the humanity shown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi by washing the feet of conservatory workers seems to have vanished now.
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After Top Court Raps Centre, Congress Hits Out At Government Over Unorganised Workers' Database Issue
After the Supreme Court rapped the Centre for failing to create a database on unorganised workers, the Congress on Tuesday hit out at the government demanding immediate sacking of the labour minister and an apology from the prime minister.
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Centre's Apathy "Unpardonable": Supreme Court On Migrants' Issue
"One Nation, One Ration" scheme for migrant workers must be implemented by all states by July, the Supreme Court said today.
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Supreme Court To Pronounce Verdict On Plea For Welfare Measures For Migrants On Tuesday
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce Tuesday its verdict on a plea seeking directions to the Centre and states to ensure food security, cash transfers and other welfare measures for migrant workers hit hard again during the second covid wave
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Centre, States Must Expedite Registration Of Migrant Workers: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Monday said the process of registration of migrant workers is "very slow" and it must be expedited so that benefit of various schemes can be extended to them amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Urges Centre To Provide Monetary Help To Poor
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday urged the Central government to provide momentary help to the poor, labourers and street vendors.
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Centre, Delhi Government "Failed Miserably": High Court On Migrant Crisis
Delhi High Court today said both central and Delhi governments failed miserably to deal with the crisis of migrant workers during the nationwide lockdown last year.
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No Bengal District Included In Migrants Job Scheme As State Did Not Share Data: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that West Bengal government did not share data of returning migrant labourers with the Centre and no district of the state could be included as a beneficiary under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan (PMGKRA).
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MGNREGA Must Be "Scaled Up" To Help Migrants, Congress Tells Centre
The Congress on Monday asked the government to expand the scope of MGNREGA to meet the growing work demand of 8 crore migrants who are expected to relocate in villages due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Big Scheme For Migrants Planned, Centre Listed 116 Districts: Sources
A comprehensive plan to rehabilitate migrant workers in their home states and restore their income is being prepared by the Central government, sources have told NDTV amid huge opposition criticism over the issue. A detailed list has been made of the 116 districts which have the maximum number of migrant workers and a list of areas and schemes are ...
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Over 20 Lakh Stranded Outside Bihar Given Aid Of Rs 1,000: Nitish Kumar
More than 20 lakh people from Bihar, stuck outside the state during the lockdown, have been provided with help including monetary aid by the state while those who came back were taken good care of at the quarantine centres, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Saturday.
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15 Days Optimum Time For States To Transport Migrants Home: Top Court
The states will get 15 more days to transport migrants home from the cities amid the coronavirus lockdown, the Supreme Court said today, adding it will pass an order on the issue of stranded migrants on Tuesday. Today's hearing came days after the Supreme Court took up the issue on its own and passed several orders to the states to help them reach ...
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Mamata Banerjee Urges Centre To Give ₹10,000 Each To Migrant Workers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today appealed to the Centre to give one-time assistance of ₹10,000 each to migrant workers amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Centre, State Governments Not Worried About Plight Of Migrant Workers: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday said that the Centre and State governments are not worried about the plight of migrant workers in the country.
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5 Big Points From Supreme Court Order On Migrants
The Supreme Court today gave a detailed interim order about the transportation of migrant labourers, which has become a matter of controversy since the Centre started running special trains from May 1. Over the last days, a series of instances were reported of hungry and desperate migrants looting foodcarts at various railway stations. Several migr...
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PM's Humanity Of Washing Feet Of SafaiWorkers Has Vanished Now: Sanjay Raut
Taking a swipe at the Centre over the plight of migrant labourers amidst the coronavirus-induced lockdown, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the humanity shown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi by washing the feet of conservatory workers seems to have vanished now.
