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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Amit Shah thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ worth Rs 50,000 crore. The campaign will provide relief and empower migrant workers and the poor who are facing challenges due to COVID-19 pandemic. Shah said that villages in 116 districts across 6 states will be part of ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’.
Shah said that 25 different works/activity and schemes which are already being run in rural areas by the Government of India to provide employment and rural development will be combined together under this campaign. He said that earlier people were migrating to cities in search of employment but now under ‘Garib Kalyan RojgarAbhiyaan’ they will be provided employment near their homes based on their skill-set. Their talent will be used for the development of rural areas, which will further strengthen and boost the rural economy, he said, according to a PIB release
The Union Home Minister said, “Modi government is fully committed to the development of our villages and protecting the livelihood and self-respect of the migrant workers and the poor. Uunder the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi country is moving ahead towards ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan’ will play an important role in it.”