Lok Sabha Question No. 37 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.37 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2021

## GARIB KALYAN ROZGAR ABHIYAAN

- *37.  DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government had announced that an amount of Rs 50,000 crore would be spent for building durable rural infrastructure under the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan to provide jobs to migrant workers who had returned home during COVID-19 lockdown;
- (b)   if  so,  whether  the  Indian  Railways  has  generated  more  than 5.5 lakhs mandays of work under the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan in selected States;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Indian  Railways  has  identified infrastructure projects  which  are  to  be  developed  under  Garib  Kalyan  Rozgar Abhiyaan and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  number  of  migrated  workers  who  have  been  engaged  till date under the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan in the Indian Railways?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (e):   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF STARRED QUESTION NO.37 BY DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.02.2021 REGARDING GARIB KALYAN ROZGAR ABHIYAAN

(a)  Yes, Sir.

(b) & (c) Yes, Sir. The Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan was announced on  20.06.2020  for  125  days  i.e.  up  to  22.10.2020.  The Indian Railways generated 14,14,604 mandays during Garib  Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan in six selected States. Details are as under:

| S.No.   | State          | No. of mandays generated   |
|---------|----------------|----------------------------|
| 1       | Bihar          | 3,95,527                   |
| 2       | Jharkhand      | 20,572                     |
| 3       | Madhya Pradesh | 2,05,415                   |
| 4       | Odisha         | 84,190                     |
| 5       | Rajasthan      | 1,96,521                   |
| 6       | Uttar Pradesh  | 5,12,379                   |
|         | Total          | 14,14,604                  |

(d) Yes, Sir.  The Indian Railways identified 143 No. of infrastructure projects like doubling of railway line, electrification of line, construction of new line, construction of Bridge/Road over Bridge, Signaling  works  etc.  under  Garib  Kalyan  Rozgar  Abhiyaan  in  six selected States. Details are as under:

| S.No.   | State          |   No. of infrastructure projects |
|---------|----------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | Bihar          |                               36 |
| 2       | Jharkhand      |                                4 |
| 3       | Madhya Pradesh |                               28 |
| 4       | Odisha         |                                6 |
| 5       | Rajasthan      |                               16 |
| 6       | Uttar Pradesh  |                               53 |
|         | Total          |                              143 |

(e)  No  separate  data  was  maintained  for  engagement  of  migrated workers  during  the  Garib  Kalyan  Rozgar  Abhiyaan.  However,  total 14,14,604 mandays were created by Railways in six selected States during the Abhiyaan period from 20.06.2020 to 22.10.2020 (125 days).

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