NEW DELHI: As thousands of migrant labourers continue their exodus after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the Union home ministry has taken stock of the current situation.
The Centre’s assessment comes in the wake of its directive instructing states to ensure medical and social assistance to migrant workers at the earliest, even as the national capital has been grappling with a swelling crowd of labourers who are leaving for their villages. “Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba and the home ministry are in constant touch with state chief secretaries and directors general of police.
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