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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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