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Rising to the Migrant Crisis
Intensifying Efforts for
Rehabilitation and Social Protection TRIF supported setting up of Migrant including support on programs such as Garib
Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) and
Support Cell in Uttar Pradesh
Atmanirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan
TRIF, in partnership with Project Concern (AUPRA).
International (PCI), set up a Migrant Support
Cell embedded in Department of Rural The embedded cell was instrumental in
Development, GoUP. The role of Migrant strengthening delivery of Social Assistance
Support Cell was envisaged as strategic (MGNREGS) but also employment generation
support to the Department for strengthening through Convergence with different
linkages for vulnerable households on department schemes.
employment and livelihood opportunities,
Migrant Support Cell
Skill Linkages Enhanced Employment Enhanced
Inventory with Skill Assess to Generation Participation
Training GKRA through of Women
programs Convergence
With the wrath unleashed by the Covid-19 households suffered from loss in the income
pandemic, nearly 12 Million workers returned from migrant remittances, and a population
home to their villages, with Uttar Pradesh explosion leading to pressure on already
witnessing the highest reverse migration of more strained resources. In view of this, the
than 3.5 million workers, and 1.2 million migrants Government of India also launched Garib
collectively in Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) to address the
impact of COVID-19 on Migrant workers in India.
As the vast majority of workforce comprised the It was launched in six states in June 2020.
informal workers returned to their villages, facing
hardships on the way back, a large set of rural
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