Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan- Launched By Prime Minister Narendra Modi गरीब कल्याण रोज़गार अभियान

Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing on June 20, 2020, keeping in view the employment problem faced by migrant laborers due to Corona crisis. Under the Prime Minister’s Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan, laborers who returned from other states were given employment in their village itself. Under this scheme, 125 days of employment was provided to the migrant laborers, which was operated in a mission mode. Government kept the budget of Garib Kalyan Yojana 50 thousand crores.

Purpose of Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan Scheme

The objective of the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan was to undertake public works, construction activities and other economic activities on a large scale to meet the livelihood and income-generating needs of migrant workers and similarly affected villagers.

The main points of the Prime Minister’s Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan scheme-

• During the lock down, migrant laborers have come back to their homes, they were provided work under this campaign.
• This campaign was started from Telihar village of Beldaur block of Khagaria district of Bihar.
• This campaign was started by the Prime Minister of our country Shri Narendra Modi on 20 June 2020.
• This scheme has been started in 116 districts of states Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha.
• Through PM Garib Kalyan Rojgar Yojana, employment will be provided to more than 25 thousand migrant workers of these 6 states.
• The scheme covers 12 different ministries and departments. Rural development, Panchayati Raj, road transport and highways, mining, drinking water etc. have been included.
• Under the ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan‘, about 50 thousand crore rupees were invested by the government.
• The objective of this scheme is to increase livelihood opportunities in rural areas of the country and to improve the economic condition of migrant laborers who have returned to their homes

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In the Prime Minister’s Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan, a total of 12 ministries and departments have been linked, the list of which is as follows.

• Petroleum and natural gas
• New and renewable energy
• Border road
• Telecommunications
• Agriculture
• Rural development
• Road transport and highways
• Panchayati Raj
• Mines
• Drinking water and sanitation
• Environment
• Railway

List of works done under the scheme

1. Community sanitation complex
2. Gram Panchayat Bhawan
3. Works under finance commission funds
4. National Highway works
5. Water conservation & harvesting works
6. Construction of wells
7. Plantation (including through CAMPA funds)
8. Horticultur
9. Railway works
10. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee RURBAN mission
11. PM KUSUM works
12. Laying of fiber Optic cable under Bharat net
13. Works under Jal Jeevan Mission
14. Anganwadi center
15. Rural housing (PMAY-Gramin)
16. Rural Connectivity (PMGSY) & Border road works
17. Training through KVKs for livelihoods
18. Works under PM Urja Ganga project
19. Works through district Mineral Fund
20. Solid and liquid waste management works
21. Farm ponds
22. Cattle shed
23. Goat shed
24. Poultry shed
25. Vermicomposting