Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan

LOK SABHA

PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN ROJGAR ABHIYAN

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the details of present status of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan started for migrant workers who returned home due to Covid-19 global pandemic during the last month;

(b) whether the Government proposes to continue this scheme further, if so, the details thereof;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the State/Union Territory-wise details of the amount allocated and spent under the said Abhiyaan during the last month?

(a) to (d): Government of India has launched Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) of 125 days on 20th June, 2020 with a resource envelop of Rs.50,000 crore, to boost employment and livelihood opportunities for returnee migrant workers and similarly affected citizens in rural area, in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The objectives of the Abhiyaan were to provide immediate employment & livelihood opportunities to the distressed, to saturate the villages with public infrastructure and creation of livelihood assets to boost the income generation activities and enhance long term livelihood opportunities by giving focus on 25 works in 116 selected districts

across 6 States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. A total of 12 Ministries/Departments of Government of India had participated in the Abhiyaan. A total of 50.78 Crore Person days employment has been generated during the Abhiyaan. The State-wise detail of expenditure incurred under the Abhiyaan is as below: