This story is from June 20, 2020

Uttar Pradesh: 31 districts under Centre’s job scheme

Uttar Pradesh: 31 districts under Centre’s job scheme
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LUCKNOW: At least 31 districts of Uttar Pradesh which have received 25,000 or more migrants during lockdown will be included in the Centre’s Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan scheduled to be launched by PM Narendra Modi on Saturday.
UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath will participate in the programme via video conferencing.
According to officials, the scheme aims at providing employment for 125 days in 25 sectors and will be rolled out in 116 districts across the country which have 25,000 or more migrants.
The Centre has allocated Rs 50,000 crore for the implementation of the scheme.
The districts of Uttar Pradesh where the scheme will be rolled out include Siddharthnagar, Prayagraj, Gonda, Maharajganj, Bahraich, Balrampur, Jaunpur, Hardoi, Azamgarh, Basti, Gorakhpur, Sultanpur, Kushinagar, Sant Kabirnagar, Banda, Ambedkarnagar, Sitapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Pratapgarh, Rae Bareli, Ayodhya, Deoria, Amethi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Unnao, Shrawasti, Fatehpur, Mirzapur, Jalaun and Kaushambi.
At least 30 lakh migrants returned to the state during lockdown. The state government has initiated a major programme to generate employment for migrants after creating a database of their skill sets. It has also signed MoUs with four industry bodies for generation of 11 lakh jobs within a year.
On Thursday, chief secretary RK Tiwari issued directions for setting up of helpdesks and starting career counselling sessions in all districts to provide jobs to migrants. The state has already set a record under MNREGA with more than 57 lakh unskilled workers employed in various projects each day this week.
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