Migrant workers suffer the most during COVID-19 lockdown

भारत सरकार ने असंगठित मजदूरों, कामगारों के संगठित करने हेतु ई श्रम पोर्टल की शुरुआत की है। यह एक सकारात्मक और समावेशी प्रयास है।...

Not only the mind but also the body bears the burns of migration. The health of the community and village gradually deteriorates. Migrants bring with them diseases which the people have never heard before

The ongoing humanitarian crisis in the repercussions of the current global health crisis is real. Our planning and preparation in the middle of the current lockdown can save the lives of women, men, and children and can help to build a strong economic foundation for the economy of our country.

On the one hand, this virus reaffirms Darwin’s theory of ‘Survival of the fittest' and on the other hand, it is continuously amending itself to the bigger picture, which indeed says ‘Survival of the Richest.’

It is proposed in this article to invite nationalistic NGOs to participate in sustainable farming, tree plantation and afforestation schemes and push forward the rural economy. Recommendations are also made to fulfill the requirements of herbs and shrubs for Ayurvedic medicines.

In addition to being a key cog in the wheel of a global supply chain hub that we are aiming to create in India, the MSME sector is going to be the biggest employer for the teeming millions of Indians who are entering and are going to enter in the job market in the future.

real time data base can be extremely useful at the time of war. If we know the exact number of workers we have in our country, It can give us some extra advantage over countries like Pakistan where data is highly unorganised.

If we want to compare economic condition and job loss due to lockdown and blame the govt., we ought to compare the mortality rate too, which one of the lowest in the world at around 2.83%!

The fact that scores of individuals are successfully traversing sun-scorched lanes almost empty-stomach for days together, shows that one meal a day is enough to sustain your body.

Even though govt rolled out a great help by direct bank transfer and ration to the needy, migrants could not avail them away from native state. We need to think 'how does govt reach the migrants directly'? Here are two suggestions.