160 Projects For Migrant Workers under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan in six days,-Indian Railway Chairman!

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has identified over 160 projects through which it will generate over nine lakh man-days for the migrant workers who have returned to their native places during the nationwide lockdown, Railway Board Chairman V.K. Yadav said on Friday.

160 Projects for Migrant Workers under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan in six days,-Indian Railway Chairman!

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has identified over 160 projects through which it will generate over nine lakh man-days for the migrant workers who have returned to their native places during the nationwide lockdown, Railway Board Chairman V.K. Yadav said on Friday.

Yadav also said that the Indian Railways might not be able to run all the trains in the near future looking at the Covid-19 situation across the country.

Interacting with the media through video conferencing, he said: “So far Railways has received Rs 620 crore from Central COVID fund. And 160 projects have been identified for migrant workers to generate nine lakh man-days of work under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan in six days.

The railways has run the Shramik Special trains from May 1 to transport the stranded migrant workers, students, pilgrims and tourists. Since May 1, the railways has transported over 65 lakh workers across the country in over 4,500 Shramik Special trains.

Asked about the national transporter’s plan to run all the trains, he said: “Occupancy in trains from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to big cities is increasing day by day, indicating improving economic situation. We are keeping watch on the occupancy of special trains and very soon will begin more such trains based on demand, and the COVID situation.”