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Over 55 million households demand work under MGNREGA this year so far

Till July 13, around 227,233 households out of the 47.8 million were provided jobs under the scheme

Not for SC to take up all matters urgently: CJI Bobde citing migrants' case

The Chief Justice termed it odd that the apex court has to explain this process to the lawyers instead of them being well aware about this process and how it works

Here are all the schemes announced in the Cabinet briefing today

Govt will invest Rs 12,750 crore in recapitalising the three state-owned insurance companies- Oriental Insurance, National Insurance and United India Insurance

Covid-19: Rajasthan distributes maximum free grain to returning migrants

Other big migrant population states, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand fare poorly

Covid-19 impact: Demand for work under MGNREGA saw 21% jump last month

Data sourced from the MGNREGA website till June 1, shows that in June, around 43.7 million households sought work under the scheme that was the highest in last seven years

Letter to BS: Migrant workers truly represent the ethos of India

The strength of this nation comes from the moral fibre of its lower strata of citizens

Covid-19: Demand for work under MGNREGA sees steep rise in 116 districts

The number of households availing work under the national employment guarantee scheme in these 116 districts in six states, including Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, jumped to 8.9 million during May

PM Modi launches job scheme for migrants in UP: Highlights of his speech

About 12.5 million migrant workers are expected to benefit from the programme

Jobs for migrants

The new scheme should help create durable assets in rural India

Covid-19: PM Modi launches 'Garib Kalyan Rojgar' scheme for migrant workers

Prime Minister launched the Rs 50,000 crore programme that brings together 25 different govt schemes under one umbrella via video-conferencing

PM to launch Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan today to boost rural employment

The Prime Minister will flag off the Abhiyan from village Telihar in Bihar's Khagaria district via video-conferencing

FM announces RS 50,000 cr Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan: All details here

She says nearly 25 schemes of govt will be brought under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, and that she is confident of reaching saturation levels under each of the schemes within 125 days

25 govt schemes to be pooled together to give jobs to migrant workers: FM

The Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan will be launched by the prime minister from Khagaria in Bihar, said the finance minister

Wage payments during lockdown: No action on employers till July, rules SC

States should facilitate settlement between companies and employees over wages, says court.

One-time cash transfer, food ration for 3 months can help migrants: Report

Factory and establishment survey is critical to assess employment conditions in organised as well as unorganised sectors, the report said

SC comes to the rescue of stranded migrant workers: Know details

Supreme Court told the central and state governments to identify migrant workers stranded in the nationwide lockdown and send them home within 15 days

Top headlines: Covid-19 cases in Delhi may hit 550K by Jul 31, says Sisodia

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Ration woes, expenses lay bare the migrant distress since lockdown

A silver lining, the survey noted, is that 75 per cent of the workers were not being threatened by their landlords of eviction

Devika Balakrishnan & Brajabandhu Rana matter

We suffer our own domestic Donald Trumps; we mourn our own George Floyds

The migrant disaster will be a blot on the country's collective conscience

Lockdowns, which have come with daily trackers and goals of flattening curves, can be akin to ineffectual New Year resolutions