Janjivan Bureau / NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Centre and state governments to finish the process of transporting migrant workers who want to go back to their native place within 15 days. Formulate employment schemes after conducting their skill mapping to rehabilitate them. The matter has been fixed for fufurther hearing on July 8.
SC orders withdrawal of all police complaints against migrant workers who have been booked for violating lockdown norms while attempting to get back home from their work places.
Supreme Court has asked all the states to submit their detailed affidavits on schemes, job creation etc. and has fixed the matter for further hearing on July 8.
SC asks states and UTs to prepare a list of migrant workers who want to return to their workplaces and asked the governments to provide them with proper counselling before the rejoin work.
SC asks Centre/States and UTs to identify migrant workers wanting to go home from their workplaces and arrange for their travel.
Process for transporting all remaining migrant workers should be complete in 15 days, it says.
SC says Railways will provide Shramik Special trains to the states and UTs within 24 hours of receiving request.
Centre had said states have requested for 171 trains only for transporting remaining migrant workers to their homes.
SC says states and UTs will prepare a complete list of migrant workers who have reached their state and mention the work he was engaged in prior to lockdown.
SC asked Centre and state governments to give details of welfare schemes which can be availed by migrant workers.
SC asked Centre and States to identify existing schemes which can employ migrant workers who have reached home.
SC asks Centre and states to specify schemes for employment of these migrant workers post-lockdown.
