FM Nirmala Sitharaman addresses media, focus on 50,000-crore Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses press conference. Today's focus will be a curtain raiser for the PM Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, said FM. The public work scheme worth ₹50,000 crore will provide job opportunities to migrant workers, finance ministry said in a tweet. Labour minister Santosh Gangwar and rural development minister Narendra Singh Tomar will also be present at today's press conference.

In a bid to provide relief to migrant labourers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced to launch Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan on June 20. This public work scheme will help the migrant labourers, who have returned to their states, to find livelihood opportunities amid this crisis.

The scheme will help to create infrastructure in the rural regions with a resource envelope of ₹50,000 crore, the central government said in a statement.

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All those migrants in 116 districts will be provided jobs, says FM

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The government mapped the skill sets of migrants who have returned from several states of the country. There will be 25 different projects which will create job opportunities for migrants.

116 districts received large number of migrants

116 districts spread over six states received huge number of migrants.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman starts press conference

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman starts press



conference. Today's focus will be on PM Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan.

Employment opportunity for migrants

Spread more than 125 days, this plan will actualize 25 different sorts of occupations to support transient specialists. It will work in a crucial to make business open doors for the vagrants. 

Dispatch on June 20 

"PM @narendramodi to dispatch Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan on twentieth June to support vocation openings in Rural India," a tweet from the executive's office said. 

PM Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan will begin from Telihar town, Bihar 

Intended to enable the individuals who to have get back in the midst of pandemic, this plan will be propelled Telihar town, Khagaria locale, Bihar. The state boss pastor Nitish Kumar will be available in the virtual dispatch of 'Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan.' The central clergyman of five different states will likewise partake in the dispatch. 

Work serve Santosh Gangwar will be available 

Work serve Santosh Gangwar and country development minister Narendra Singh Tomar will also join finance minister in today's press conference.

PM Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan

In a bid to provide employment opportunities to migrant workers, PM Narendra Modi will unveil a public work scheme worth 50,000 crore this week. The Centre has selected over 25,000 returned migrant labourers from 116 districts of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha for the campaign.