Indian Railways generates 5.5 lakhs mandays of work

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Indian Railways has generated 5.5 Lakhs mandays of work under Gareeb Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan in north Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, M.P., U.P., Odisha and Rajasthan. A total of 165 Railway infrastructure projects, worth Rs 2988 crores are being executed in these six states.

Railway has identified various types of railway works which are being executed under this scheme.

Till August 14, 2020, a total no. of 11296 workers were engaged in this Abhiyaan and an amount of Rs 1336.84 crores were paid to contractors responsible for these projects.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan to empower and provide livelihood opportunities in areas/ villages witnessing a large number of returnee migrant workers affected by the COVID-19 lockdown.

PM Modi further announced that an amount of Rs 50,000 crores would be spent for building durable rural infrastructure under the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan scheme.