Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday stated that West Bengal couldn’t be made a beneficiary of the migrants’ job scheme or Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, because the state authorities didn’t present any knowledge on migrant labourers. Addressing a digital rally for the folks of West Bengal, Sitharaman additionally criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress authorities for exhibiting “reluctance to permit Shramik Particular practice companies within the state”.
“The West Bengal authorities has been opposing all pro-people insurance policies of the Centre. Six states have shared knowledge on migrant employees, following their return. West Bengal, nonetheless, didn’t,” the finance minister stated.
“Our prime minister launched a scheme, which covers 116 districts within the nation, however none from Bengal might be included because the TMC authorities did not hassle to share any knowledge with us. The ruling dispensation in Bengal does not need any of the Centre’s welfare insurance policies to be applied,” she added.
Senior TMC leaders had just lately criticised the Union authorities for not making the state a beneficiary within the ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’, a job scheme for migrant labourers.
Terming the TMC authorities as “anti-people”, Sitharaman stated the state was knowledgeable about cyclone ‘Amphan’, 11 days prematurely, but it surely didn’t take satisfactory precaution.
Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan is a authorities of India initiative to sort out the impression of COVID-19 on migrant employees in India. It’s a rural public works scheme which was launched on June 20, 2020 with an preliminary funding of Rs 50,000 crore for 116 districts in 6 states