Migrant labourers who returned to Uttar Pradesh amid lockdown find work under MNREGA

Uttar Pradesh Government is providing jobs to migrant labourers who have returned from various parts of country under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA).

Labourers who returned to Lakhimpur Kheri from places like Gujarat, Jharkhand and Delhi during lockdown, have been provided work under MNREGA scheme. Most of labourers told ANI that y are w able to earn a living and look after needs of ir families.

"I used to work in Delhi's Madipur. I came back here after lockdown was imposed. I got work under MNREGA and w I am able to earn living for my family," a labourer said.

Ar labourer said, "I came here from Gujarat after lockdown. I got work under MNREGA and I am also getting free ration. I work regularly."

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Lockdown forces workers out of jobs

Coronavirus outbreak has created an adverse impact on workforce in general and especially migrant labourers. A large number of migrant workers returned to ir native states when state borders were opened. highest number of (30 lakh) migrant workers have returned to Uttar Pradesh during this period. 31 of total 50 districts of Uttar Pradesh have more than 25,000 migrant workers who travelled in from or states.

MGNREGA provides a legal guarantee of 100 days of employment in every financial year to adult members of any rural household willing to perform unskilled jobs at statutory minimum w.

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(With inputs from ANI)