Haryana sets up relief camps for 70000 migrants

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal today said that with a view to provide facilities of food and shelter to migrant labourers and homeless, 467 relief camps have been set up in the State with a capacity of 70,000 people. At present, more than 10,000 people have taken shelter in these camps and they are being provided adequate food and other necessary facilities.
Mr Manohar Lal said this while presiding over the meeting of State Cabinet held under his Chairmanship here today. While Deputy Chief Minister Mr Dushyant Chautala, Health Minister Mr Anil Vij, Cooperation Minister Mr Banwari Lal and Minister of State for Women and Child Development Department Mrs Kamlesh Dhanda were present in the meeting, Power Minister Mr Ranjit Singh, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Mr Jai Prakash Dalal, Transport Minister Mr Mool Chand Sharma, Education Minister Mr Kanwar Pal, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Mr Anoop Dhanak, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Mr Om Prakash Yadav and Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Mr Sandeep Singh attended the meeting through video conferencing

He said that all the Pink, Yellow and Khaki ration card holders families in the State are being provided ration for the month of April 2020 free of cost. This would benefit more than 27 lakh beneficiaries and a sum of Rs 48 crore has been incurred on it. The ration would be distributed to these families by April 5, 2020, he added. He said that Yellow and Pink ration card holders are being given 2 liters mustard oil, 1 kg sugar, 1 kg Dal and 10 kg wheat per member. Apart from this, the Khakhi ration card holders are being 10 kg wheat per member and 1 kg Dal.

He said that those poor or migrant labourer who do not have ration cards are being distributed packed ration so that they do not face any difficulty during the lockdown period. He said that apart from this, food packets are being distributed to the poor especially those living in the urban slums.

The Chief Minister said that in view of the government employees retiring on March 31, 2020, six departments have been shortlisted earlier for providing extension in service to employees.