GANDHINAGAR: Chief minister Vijay Rupani on Saturday directed the state administration to ensure the safe return of Gujaratis stranded across the country amid the lockdown.
Providing details, Ashwani Kumar, secretary to the CM, said, “Gujaratis stranded in other states can call and provide their details on the state’s control room number 079-23251900. The designated IAS and IPS officers for this task from Gujarat will contact their counterparts and regional administration in the concerned states for issuing a permit pass.”
Kumar further said that the state government will provide a permit pass and perform a health check for migrant workers who wish to return to their respective home states on their personal expenses. The workers will have to provide their details on the district administration helpline number 1077.
A large number of migrant workers are located in Ahmedabad and Surat. The migrant workers from these cities have been sent to their respective home states via buses. Based on the new guidelines issued by government of India, these workers will now be sent via trains. A train from Surat to Odisha and two trains from Ahmedabad to Uttar Pradesh have been arranged for the same. Around 1,200 passengers in each train will be sent back to their respective homes. The train tickets will have to be purchased by the migrant workers on their own. However, tickets will only be provided to those who have provided their details on the district helpline number.
The official said the state government has also decided to provide food security allowance to 51.72 lakh beneficiaries of mid-day meal scheme from Class 1 to 8.
Providing details, Ashwani Kumar, secretary to the CM, said, “Gujaratis stranded in other states can call and provide their details on the state’s control room number 079-23251900. The designated IAS and IPS officers for this task from Gujarat will contact their counterparts and regional administration in the concerned states for issuing a permit pass.”
Kumar further said that the state government will provide a permit pass and perform a health check for migrant workers who wish to return to their respective home states on their personal expenses. The workers will have to provide their details on the district administration helpline number 1077.
A large number of migrant workers are located in Ahmedabad and Surat. The migrant workers from these cities have been sent to their respective home states via buses. Based on the new guidelines issued by government of India, these workers will now be sent via trains. A train from Surat to Odisha and two trains from Ahmedabad to Uttar Pradesh have been arranged for the same. Around 1,200 passengers in each train will be sent back to their respective homes. The train tickets will have to be purchased by the migrant workers on their own. However, tickets will only be provided to those who have provided their details on the district helpline number.
The official said the state government has also decided to provide food security allowance to 51.72 lakh beneficiaries of mid-day meal scheme from Class 1 to 8.
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