Uttar Pradesh govt launches 'Pravasi Rahat Mitra' App for migrant workers of state

In Uttar Pradesh, the State Government has launched the 'Pravasi Rahat Mitra' App for migrant workers of state who are returning from different parts of country amidst lockdown. The multipurpose App is aimed at providing benefits of government schemes to the migrant workers and it will also help in monitoring their health besides providing jobs and livelihood, related to their skills.

 

The data collection of these migrant workers will be done through the app that has been developed by the State Revenue Department in collaboration with United Nation Development Programme. The app will have full



details of the persons staying in the shelter homes and also of those migrants who have reached their homes directly from other states.

 

The basic information of the person such as name, educational qualification, temporary and permanent address, bank account details, Corona-related screening status and experience will be taken in the app. In this, app, details of more than 65 types of skills will also be collected. The status of distribution of ration kits to migrant citizens will be there in the app which can work online as well as offline.