Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of Railways organised a video conference on movement of migrants by 'Shramik Special' trains today.
Nodal officers of the states and Union Territories (UTs) also participated in the meeting. Several issues were discussed during the video conference and it was emphasised that migrant labour should be reassured that sufficient number of trains would be run.
More than a hundred trains are expected to run daily for next few weeks to facilitate faster movement of stranded workers to their native places."MHA and Ministry of Railways review operation ‘Shramik Special’ Trains, to facilitate faster movement of stranded Workers to their Native places More than 450 trains carrying several lakh migrant.