Of Migrants Gathered at Ghaziabad, 9k Got Train Tickets in One Day
4 years, 7 months ago

Of Migrants Gathered at Ghaziabad, 9k Got Train Tickets in One Day

The Quint  

Ajay Shankar Pandey, District Magistrate, Ghaziabad told The Indian Express, “It is a success for the administration that in a single day, 9,000 people were provided with passes, checked medically and boarded successfully on six trains. Scores of migrant workers, left with no jobs or source of income, have found themselves stranded across various parts of the country ever since the first lockdown came into effect on 25 March. Since early May, several 'shramik' trains have been run to transport the workers back to their home states. The incident comes on a day when the fourth phase of the lockdown came into effect, with various relaxations granted for resumption of economic activities.

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Unlock 4.0: Railways Planning to Run 100 More Special Trains, to Consult States
4 years, 4 months ago

Unlock 4.0: Railways Planning to Run 100 More Special Trains, to Consult States

News 18  

Days after the Centre announced the guidelines for Unlock 4, the Indian Railways said that it is planning to run more special trains and the state governments are being consulted on this. A senior Railway Ministry official said, “The Indian Railways is in consultation with the state governments.” According to railway ministry sources, the national transporter is planning to operate …

No More Demand From Migrant Workers For Shramik Trains; State Govt Informs Bombay HC
4 years, 7 months ago

No More Demand From Migrant Workers For Shramik Trains; State Govt Informs Bombay HC

Live Law  

The State government informed the Bombay High Court on Friday that currently there is no demand from migrant workers for shramik trains to be taken back to their native places. Court had directed the State to file a report regarding those migrant workers whose application for leaving the State through special Shramik trains and buses are pending. However, Advocate General …

Covid-19 lockdown: 256 Shramik trains cancelled by states, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, UP top defaulters
4 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 lockdown: 256 Shramik trains cancelled by states, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, UP top defaulters

India Today  

As the operation of Shramik Specials move towards culmination, Railways data showed that of the 4,040 trains run till Sunday, 256 were cancelled by state governments, with Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh being the top defaulters. Gujarat, which cancelled the maximum trains after Maharashtra, also ran the maximum 1,026 migrant special trains, ferrying more than 15 lakh migrant workers to …

Lockdown 5.0: Govt allows inter, intra-state movement of goods, passengers
4 years, 7 months ago

Lockdown 5.0: Govt allows inter, intra-state movement of goods, passengers

Live Mint  

The union home ministry on Saturday allowed unrestricted inter and intra-state movement of goods and passengers from June 1, as the fourth phase of the nationwide lockdown comes to an end on May 31. Fresh guidelines announced by the ministry said that nationwide lockdown in covid-19 containment zones has been extended till 30 June. In case a state or union …

Tussle over Shramik Special trains for migrants continues between Centre and states; NCP accuses Piyush Goyal of playing 'dirty politics'
4 years, 7 months ago

Tussle over Shramik Special trains for migrants continues between Centre and states; NCP accuses Piyush Goyal of playing 'dirty politics'

Firstpost  

A political slugfest over the Shramik Special trains for migrants workers is going on between Union railways minister Piyush Goyal and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government for the last two days, with the state alleging that not enough trains are being provided to it. Maharashtra VS Centre A political slugfest over the Shramik Special trains is going on between Union …

Karnataka eases lockdown norms; allows buses, autos, cabs to start from Tuesday
4 years, 7 months ago

Karnataka eases lockdown norms; allows buses, autos, cabs to start from Tuesday

India Today  

Easing restrictions further as the Covid-19 induced lockdown entered the fourth phase, the Karnataka government on Monday allowed public transport services to operate from May 19, except in containment zones. With the lockdown 4.0, the government also decided to do away with colour coding of districts into red, orange and green zones and instead, focus on containment zones RPT zones …

Ensure That No Migrants Walk On Roads/Rails; Counsel Them To Go To Shelter Homes : MHA Tells States
4 years, 7 months ago

Ensure That No Migrants Walk On Roads/Rails; Counsel Them To Go To Shelter Homes : MHA Tells States

Live Law  

The Union Home Secretary, Sh. Ajay Bhalla, wrote to the Chiref Secretaries of all States urging them to ensure migrant workers are not walking on roads and railway tracks after their movement has been facilitated by the Government.Now that 'Shramik' trains and special buses have been deployed by the Centre to cater to the transportation need of migrant workers, the …

Make sure migrants do not walk home: MHA tells states
4 years, 7 months ago

Make sure migrants do not walk home: MHA tells states

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In a fresh communication to states, the Union home ministry, on Friday, instructed states to ensure that migrant workers do not have to walk back to their home states. Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla wrote to states instructing the establishements to urge migrants to take the Shramik Special trains, which are currently in operation. "In case they are …

First 'Shramik' special train from Ghaziabad leaves for Bihar carrying 1,420 migrant workers
4 years, 7 months ago

First 'Shramik' special train from Ghaziabad leaves for Bihar carrying 1,420 migrant workers

India TV News  

The first 'Shramik' special train from Ghaziabad left for Bihar's Muzaffarpur on Friday with 1,420 stranded migrant workers onboard, officials said. The special train with a total of 22 coaches left around 9 pm from Ghaziabad old railway station. Additional District Magistrate Santosh Kumar Vaish told PTI that all the 1,420 passengers had applied on the state government's Jansunvai portal. …

Lockdown: 642 Shramik Special trains run so far, around 8 lakh migrants ferried home
4 years, 8 months ago

Lockdown: 642 Shramik Special trains run so far, around 8 lakh migrants ferried home

India Today  

The Railways has operated 642 Shramik Special trains since May 1, ferrying home eight lakh migrant workers who were stranded in various parts of the country due to the Covid-19 lockdown, officials said on Wednesday. From Monday, these 'Shramik Special' trains started carrying around 1,700 passengers each, instead of the earlier 1,200, to ferry as many workers home as possible. …

Shramik trains | Indian Railways asks zones to watch out for sectarian feuds, troublemakers on board
4 years, 8 months ago

Shramik trains | Indian Railways asks zones to watch out for sectarian feuds, troublemakers on board

The Hindu  

Watch out for the possibility of sectarian feuds and troublemakers on board and keep an eye on the behaviour of the passengers — these are some of the guidelines issued to the zonal railways running ‘Shramik Special’ trains. Having already run 67 such trains since Friday, the Railways has now issued detailed guidelines on the security and sanitisation protocols to …

As migrants return, states guard against Covid surge
4 years, 8 months ago

As migrants return, states guard against Covid surge

Hindustan Times  

States receiving migrant labourers from across India are gearing up for a massive challenge: a spurt in Covid-19 cases. Odisha, which will test all workers for Covid-19 after a mandatory 14-day quarantine period, has instructed all community centres to remain open around the clock, and has decided to create 4,200 new isolation beds. “Special attention is being paid to workers …

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