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New Delhi : COVID-19 pandemic has had an adverse impact on workforce in general and migrant workers in particular. A large number of migrant workers returned to several states. The challenge of containing Covid-19 was compounded by the need to provide basic amenities and means of livelihood to migrants and rural workers. The Government of India ( GoI) announced the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package to stimulate various sectors. In order to generate employment with thrust towards creating infrastructure in backward regions of the country Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan was launched on June 20, 2020.
In Uttar Pradesh, nearly 30 lakh migrant workers returned. Thirtyone districts of Uttar Pradesh have more than 25,000 returnee migrant workers. They include 5 aspirational districts. The Government of Uttar Pradesh envisaged a unique initiative “Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan” which dovetails programmes of Government of India and the State government while creating partnerships with Industry and other organisations. This Abhiyan is intensely focused towards providing employment, promote local entrepreneurship, and create partnership with Industrial associations and other organisations to provide employment opportunities, according to a PIB release.
PM Narendra Modi will launch this Abhiyan on June 26, 2020, at 11 am through Video-Conference in the presence of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. The Prime Minister will interact with villagers from six districts of Uttar Pradesh. Villages across all districts of Uttar Pradesh will join this programme through the Common Service Centers and Krishi Vigyan Kendras, maintaining the norms of social distancing in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.