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Returnee migrants, their skill mapping could rewire state politics
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The first big test of the strategy of states to provide jobs to migrants would be the next elections in Bihar in five months NEW DELHI : The surge in the number of returning migrants amid the covid-19 crisis has forced state governments to create local job opportunities and a social safety net around India’s low-skilled floating workforce.
With over 6.5 million daily-wage workers returning to their villages amid an uncertain future, the politically significant population may well expect some respite as states launch several initiatives to map their numbers, bridge the skill gap and help them earn a livelihood.
So far, Uttar Pradesh has received 2.5 million migrants, Bihar recorded 2 million returnees, while Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand
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