Lok Sabha Question No. 1166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Migrant Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Gomati Sai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1166 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## MIGRANT LABOURERS

†1166. SHRIMATI GOMATI SAI:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)the number of migrant labourers brought back to Raigarh and Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh during lockdown and the names of the states from  which  they  were  brought  back  along  with  State-wise  numbers
- thereof;
- (b)the arrangements made to bring them back; and
- (c)the number of labourers sent back from Raigarh and Jashpur district to other  districts,  the  attangements  made  for  them  and  the  names  of places where they were sent back?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a): As  per  information  received  from  Government  of  Chhattisgarh, during lockdown the number of migrant labourers brought back to Raigarh district from other States is 26261 and in Jashpur district is 14640. The State Wise information is at annexure-I.
- (b): Indians Railways operated 4621 Shramik Special Trains between 1st May, 2020 and 31st August, 2020 carrying 63.19 lakh migrant workers to their home States. These Shramik Specials were organized as 'trains on demand'  as  and  when  State  Government  requisitioned  these  trains. Further arrangements were made by the district administration to reach their home village (Quarantine Center) for the labourers coming back by train or other means from other states.
- (c): As per information received from Government of Chhattisgarh, the number of migrant labourers returned back from Raigarh district to other States is 90 and from Jashpur district is 666. The State Wise information is at annexure-II.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No1166  for 25.07.2022 regarding  Migrant Labourers .

## 1. Raigarh District

| Sr. No.   | Name of the State from which migrant workers have returned   |   Number of migrant labourers returned in Raigarh District |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                                               |                                                        358 |
| 2.        | Assam                                                        |                                                         42 |
| 3.        | Bihar                                                        |                                                        734 |
| 4.        | Goa                                                          |                                                        489 |
| 5.        | Gujarat                                                      |                                                        173 |
| 6.        | Haryana                                                      |                                                       1268 |
| 7.        | Himachal Pradesh                                             |                                                        743 |
| 8.        | Jammu Kashmir                                                |                                                       2443 |
| 9.        | Jharkhand                                                    |                                                       3176 |
| 10.       | Karnataka                                                    |                                                        447 |
| 11.       | Kerala                                                       |                                                        122 |
| 12.       | Madhya Pradesh                                               |                                                        707 |
| 13.       | Maharashtra                                                  |                                                       1449 |
| 14.       | Mizoram                                                      |                                                          8 |
| 15.       | Odisha                                                       |                                                       6055 |
| 16.       | Punjab                                                       |                                                       1020 |
| 17.       | Rajasthan                                                    |                                                        741 |
| 18.       | Tamilnadu                                                    |                                                        886 |
| 19.       | Telangana                                                    |                                                       1283 |
| 20.       | Tripura                                                      |                                                          8 |
| 21.       | Uttar Pradesh                                                |                                                       2547 |
| 22.       | Uttarakhand                                                  |                                                        165 |
| 23.       | West Bengal                                                  |                                                        728 |
| 24.       | Delhi                                                        |                                                        659 |
| 25.       | Chandigarh                                                   |                                                          9 |
| 26.       | Andaman &Nicobar                                             |                                                          1 |
|           | Total                                                        |                                                      26261 |

## 2. Jashpur District

| Sr. No.   | Name of the State from which migrant workers have returned   |   Number of migrant labourers returned in Jashpur District |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                                               |                                                        498 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh                                            |                                                          5 |
| 3.        | Assam                                                        |                                                        181 |
| 4.        | Bihar                                                        |                                                        127 |
| 5.        | Goa                                                          |                                                       1264 |
| 6.        | Gujarat                                                      |                                                        233 |
| 7.        | Haryana                                                      |                                                        257 |
| 8.        | Himachal Pradesh                                             |                                                        370 |
| 9.        | Jammu Kashmir                                                |                                                          7 |
| 10.       | Jharkhand                                                    |                                                        737 |
| 11.       | Karnataka                                                    |                                                       1494 |
| 12.       | Kerala                                                       |                                                        960 |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh                                               |                                                        775 |
| 14.       | Maharashtra                                                  |                                                       3501 |
| 15.       | Nagaland                                                     |                                                          2 |
| 16.       | Odisha                                                       |                                                        963 |
| 17.       | Punjab                                                       |                                                        267 |
| 18.       | Rajasthan                                                    |                                                        252 |
| 19.       | Sikkim                                                       |                                                          6 |
| 20.       | Tamilnadu                                                    |                                                        866 |
| 21.       | Telangana                                                    |                                                        435 |
| 22.       | Tripura                                                      |                                                         10 |
| 23.       | Uttar Pradesh                                                |                                                        637 |
| 24.       | Uttarakhand                                                  |                                                         34 |
| 25.       | West Bengal                                                  |                                                        132 |
| 26.       | Delhi                                                        |                                                        501 |
| 27.       | Ladakh                                                       |                                                          2 |
| 28.       | Chandigarh                                                   |                                                          5 |
| 29.       | Andaman &Nicobar                                             |                                                        119 |
|           | Total                                                        |                                                      14640 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1166  for 25.07.2022 regarding  Migrant Labourers .

## 1.Raigarh District

|   Sr. No. | Name of the State to which migrant workers have returned back   | Name of district   |   Number of migrant labourers returned back from Raigarh District |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Gujarat                                                         | Rajkot             |                                                                 7 |
|         2 | Delhi                                                           | New Delhi          |                                                                 9 |
|         3 | Uttar Pradesh                                                   | Gaya               |                                                                 2 |
|         4 |                                                                 | Varanasi           |                                                                 3 |
|         5 | Maharashtra                                                     | Nashik             |                                                                 7 |
|         6 |                                                                 | Thane              |                                                                12 |
|         7 | Jammu Kashmir                                                   | Jammu Kashmir      |                                                                 3 |
|         8 | Goa                                                             | South Goa          |                                                                11 |
|         9 | Assam                                                           | Assam              |                                                                 2 |
|        10 | Odisha                                                          | Sundergarh         |                                                                11 |
|        11 | Hyderabad                                                       | Hyderabad          |                                                                 5 |
|        12 | Karnataka                                                       | Thrinamulla        |                                                                11 |
|        13 | Telangana                                                       | Telangana          |                                                                 3 |
|        14 | Jharkhand                                                       | Rachi              |                                                                 4 |
|        15 | Chhattisgarh                                                    | ---                |                                                                 0 |
|        16 | Total                                                           |                    |                                                                90 |

## 2.Jashpur District

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State to which migrant workers have returned back   | Name of district       | Number of migrant labourers returned back from Jashpur District   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman -Nicobar                                                | Andaman and Nicobar    | 1                                                                 |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Araria                 | 37                                                                |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Aurangabad             | 17                                                                |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Champaran              | 1                                                                 |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Gaya                   | 11                                                                |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Jehanabad              | 3                                                                 |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Kishanganj             | 9                                                                 |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Madhepura              | 2                                                                 |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Madhubani              | 2                                                                 |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Nalanda                | 2                                                                 |
| 2.        | Bihar                                                           | Patna                  | 2                                                                 |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Purnia                 | 3                                                                 |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Rohtas                 | 5                                                                 |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Saharsa                | 1                                                                 |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Saran                  | 1                                                                 |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Siwan                  | 3                                                                 |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Bhojpur                | 1                                                                 |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Lakhisarai             | 1                                                                 |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Nawada                 | 1                                                                 |
| 2.        |                                                                 | Aurangabad             | 2                                                                 |
| 3.        |                                                                 | Bokaro                 | 1                                                                 |
| 3.        |                                                                 | Chatra                 | 13                                                                |
| 3.        |                                                                 | Garhwa                 | 4                                                                 |
| 3.        |                                                                 | Giridih                | 16                                                                |
| 3.        | Jharkhand                                                       | Gumla                  | 1                                                                 |
| 3.        |                                                                 | Latehar                | 4                                                                 |
| 3.        |                                                                 | Palamu                 | 54                                                                |
| 3.        |                                                                 | Simdega                | 1                                                                 |
| 4.        |                                                                 | Ashoknagar             | 3                                                                 |
| 4.        |                                                                 | Balaghat               | 2                                                                 |
| 4.        |                                                                 | Bhind                  | 3                                                                 |
| 4.        |                                                                 | Bhopal                 | 3                                                                 |
| 4.        |                                                                 | Chhatarpur             | 8                                                                 |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh                                                  | Damoh                  | 5                                                                 |
| 4.        |                                                                 | Datia                  | 6                                                                 |
| 4.        |                                                                 | Raisen                 | 2                                                                 |
| 4.        |                                                                 | Umaria                 | 1                                                                 |
| 4.        |                                                                 | Sidhi                  | 4                                                                 |
| 5.        |                                                                 | Singrauli Gadchiroli   | 9 2                                                               |
| 5.        |                                                                 | Kolhapur               | 1                                                                 |
| 5.        | Maharashtra                                                     | Mumbai City            | 1                                                                 |
| 5.        |                                                                 | Thane                  | 1                                                                 |
| 6.        | Punjab                                                          | Pathankot              | 9                                                                 |
| 7.        | Rajasthan                                                       | Nagore                 | 19                                                                |
|           |                                                                 | Tonk                   | 1                                                                 |
| 8.        | Uttar Pradesh                                                   | Aligarh Ambedkar Nagar | 1 1                                                               |

|     |              | Budaun             |   4 |
|-----|--------------|--------------------|-----|
|     |              | Bahraich           |  20 |
|     |              | Balrampur          |   8 |
|     |              | Ballia             |   2 |
|     |              | Deoria             |   1 |
|     |              | Gonda              |   1 |
|     |              | Ghazipur           |   3 |
|     |              | Gorakhpur          |   5 |
|     |              | Hamirpur           |   5 |
|     |              | Hardoi             |   3 |
|     |              | Jalaun             |   3 |
|     |              | Jaunpur            |   7 |
|     |              | Kushinagar         |   2 |
|     |              | Lakhimpur - Kheri  |   2 |
|     |              | Mau                |   1 |
|     |              | Meerut             |   3 |
|     |              | Moradabad          |   1 |
|     |              | Pilibhit           |   7 |
|     |              | Pratapgarh         |   7 |
|     |              | Rampur             |   1 |
|     |              | Sambhal            |   3 |
|     |              | Sant Ravidas Nagar |   1 |
|     |              | Siddharth Nagar    |   2 |
|     |              | Sonbhadra          |  18 |
|     |              | Sultanpur          |   1 |
| 9.  | Uttrakhand   | Dheradun           |   1 |
| 10. |              | Bankura            |  54 |
|     |              | Darjeeling         |   5 |
|     |              | Medinipur          |  14 |
|     |              | Howrah             |  45 |
|     |              | Jalpaiguri         |   2 |
|     | West Bengal  | Kolkata            |   7 |
|     |              | Malda              |   9 |
|     |              | Murshidabad        |  83 |
|     |              | Nadia              |  31 |
|     |              | 24 Parganas        |  18 |
|     |              | Purulia            |   4 |
|     |              | Paschim Medinipur  |   1 |
| 11. | Chhattisgarh | -                  |   0 |
| 12. | Total        |                    | 666 |