JAIPUR: Within two days of the state government approving the movement of migrant workers, some 2.84 lakh labourers from Rajasthan stranded in other states registered for their journey back home. Besides, 94,497 workers hailing from other states in Rajasthan too registered to travel back to their respective states.
Head of the coordination committee and additional chief secretary Subodh Agarwal said that buses taking Kota students to Assam would bring back migrant workers from Rajasthan stranded in that state. Seventeen buses will leave on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning and bring back about 350 workers to the state.
“On priority, we are arranging buses, coordinating with officers of other states and making arrangements for incoming workers at various checkpoints to ensure that they reach their villages safely and quickly,” Agarwal said.
He said 3,037 Rajasthani migrant workers at various camps in Gujarat were on their way to the state. Similarly, 480 Gujarati workers from Rajasthan have been sent back to their home state so far.
Similarly, 6,195 workers from Madhya Pradesh holed up in Jaisalmer have already been sent home in 130 buses. Arrangements have been made to send another 2,456 workers from the district to MP.
Head of the coordination committee and additional chief secretary Subodh Agarwal said that buses taking Kota students to Assam would bring back migrant workers from Rajasthan stranded in that state. Seventeen buses will leave on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning and bring back about 350 workers to the state.
“On priority, we are arranging buses, coordinating with officers of other states and making arrangements for incoming workers at various checkpoints to ensure that they reach their villages safely and quickly,” Agarwal said.
He said 3,037 Rajasthani migrant workers at various camps in Gujarat were on their way to the state. Similarly, 480 Gujarati workers from Rajasthan have been sent back to their home state so far.
Similarly, 6,195 workers from Madhya Pradesh holed up in Jaisalmer have already been sent home in 130 buses. Arrangements have been made to send another 2,456 workers from the district to MP.
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