Migrants missing from Centre’s funding thrust
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Migrants missing from Centre’s funding thrust

Hindustan Times  

The latest edition of the Economic Survey and Annual Survey of Unincorporated Enterprises for 2021-22 and 2022-23 warns of high unemployment, rising inequality exacerbated by Covid, and large unorganised-sector job losses, to the tune of 1.65 million. Focusing on their skilling will directly benefit migrants and their families, given migration is a major feedstock for the country’s unorganised sector. Though the skilling of youth is a long-term investment and a key priority, continued focus on special programmes for the young migrant workforce in the government’s funding decisions is a no-brainer. A micro-analysis of the allocations of ₹2.66 lakh crore for the rural development and ₹1.52 lakh crore for the agriculture and allied sectors from migrants’ perspective shows the government may not have thought so. To illustrate, despite the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act playing a crucial role in enhancing the livelihood security of poor rural households, strengthening local employment, and, thereby reducing out-migration of rural and tribal youth, it didn’t find budgetary favour, with allocations plateauing at last year’s level.

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Hindustan Times  

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