MHA orders states: 14-day quarantine for migrant workers who left homes, waives rent

In a move to stop exodus of migrant workers from various states to or parts of nation, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), on Sunday, has ordered all state/Union territory governments to provide an adequate arrangement of food and shelter to poor people including migrant workers in each state. MHA also ordered all states to keep migrant workers who have moved from ir homes in 14-day government quarantine facilities after thorough screening. Centre also called mass movement of migrant workers a 'breach of lockdown'.

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Here are MHA measures on migrant labourers

• State/UT govts to provide shelter, food to poor including migrant labourers
• Migrant labourers who have moved towards ir home states to be kept in 14-day quarantine in government facilities after screening
• All employers (industry, shops, commercial establishment) to pay ws to workers during lockdown
• On month rent to be waived by landlords of migrants
• Landlord forcing students to vacate will be liable for action

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Migrant workers crowd at Delhi's Anand Vihar bus stop

On Saturday, thousands of migrant workers were seen thronging Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in hope of reaching ir homes inspite of threat of spread of coronavirus disease. Several workers including women and children, many also wearing protective masks - waited in long queues to board buses at Anand Vihar Interstate Bus Terminal. Some claimed that y had been transported to bus stop via DTC buses under assumption that y will be able to board buses to UP. Although police had made people stand in three queues, re was a steady flow of migrant workers citing lack of employment due to lockdown, creating a health hazard as buses were packed to hilt. 

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Delhi CM Kejriwal has made several appeals to workers to stay in Delhi and t move towards ir homes in UP, Bihar promising food and shelter to migrants in Delhi. But UP government had stated that it will deploy 200 buses every 2 hours from 8 am onward at various points in bordering districts of Delhi. Currently, India's total number of active COVID-19 cases stand at 867 with 25 deaths.