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    The document discusses the migrant crisis in India during the COVID-19 lockdown. It notes that over 453 million people in India are internal migrants, with many migrating from states like Bihar to cities like Delhi and Mumbai for work. The lockdown led to immediate job losses for migrants and issues with food security, access to amenities, fear of eviction, and vulnerability to disease. It also discusses challenges like push-pull factors driving migration, economic informalism, and lack of state capacity. Steps taken include special trains to transport migrants and increased allocations for employment guarantee programs. There is a need for policy reforms, rural development, social security, and a migrant worker database. Models from China on providing relief are also

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    The document discusses the migrant crisis in India during the COVID-19 lockdown. It notes that over 453 million people in India are internal migrants, with many migrating from states like Bihar to cities like Delhi and Mumbai for work. The lockdown led to immediate job losses for migrants and issues with food security, access to amenities, fear of eviction, and vulnerability to disease. It also discusses challenges like push-pull factors driving migration, economic informalism, and lack of state capacity. Steps taken include special trains to transport migrants and increased allocations for employment guarantee programs. There is a need for policy reforms, rural development, social security, and a migrant worker database. Models from China on providing relief are also

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    Migrant Crisis

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    The document discusses the migrant crisis in India during the COVID-19 lockdown. It notes that over 453 million people in India are internal migrants, with many migrating from states like Bihar to cities like Delhi and Mumbai for work. The lockdown led to immediate job losses for migrants and issues with food security, access to amenities, fear of eviction, and vulnerability to disease. It also discusses challenges like push-pull factors driving migration, economic informalism, and lack of state capacity. Steps taken include special trains to transport migrants and increased allocations for employment guarantee programs. There is a need for policy reforms, rural development, social security, and a migrant worker database. Models from China on providing relief are also

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    CA - 0815

    MIGRANTCRISIS
    QUOTE

    full
    ' '
    V An ideal society should be mobile ,
    should be of
    channels for conveying a change taking place in
    other part
    "
    one part to
    Dr . BR .
    Ambedkar
    INCIDENT

    ' '

    India 's by cycle girl Jyoti Kumari 15 year


    ,
    old
    girl who covered
    more chair 1200 km by cycle Welk her injured father riding
    pillion

    DATA
    453 million are internal migrants ( census 2011 )
    to
    million migrants are from up q Bihar alone

    go to
    cities Delhi g Mumbai
    10 million migrants just 2 -

    LAWS
    interstate migrant workmen Act ,
    1979

    EFFECT Of LOCKDOWN ON MIGRANTS

    D Socioeconomic Immediate job loss


    D

    D food and nutritional security


    3) back of even basic amenities

    4) Fear of eviction
    .

    5) vulnerable to court and other diseases


    b)
    .

    stigmatism on

    2) administrative D police excesses

    D asymmetry
    information
    3) misinformation
    4) lack of coordination between States
    57 no
    transportation people walking back
    -

    3) Policy issues D
    no
    legal protection
    social
    D
    no
    security

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    CHALLENGES
    D Reason Push and pull factors
    Nature circular migration
    2)

    3) economic In formalism of new economy jobs


    { Economic Slowdown

    ④ role of back of state capacity


    state { dilution of labour laws
    differential treatment

    gone
    5) social
    issues

    6) Political not population


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    voting
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    ur

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    STEPS TAKEN
    nation one ration Apex court ordered Centre
    shramik and States to provide
    D operation Express
    Increased allocation MGNREGA transport , food and shelter
    D for
    4) PM Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan free of cost to stranded
    migrant workers

    NEED OF THE HOUR

    D reforms
    Policy
    rural
    g strengthen economy
    3)
    agrarian reforms
    4) social
    security
    D maintain database
    '

    D Portability of govt schemes

    MODELS

    China
    ur

    Bihari
    -

    quick to respond and provided DBT helpline


    m ,

    number set relief centres were created and


    up ,
    w
    established community centres .

    { Phenomenon of China
    '
    '

    Shaji
    -

    Township and village Enterprises CTVED

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