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SC mulls granting 15 days to Centre, states for transporting migrant workers

Till June 3, over 4,200 special trains have been deployed to take labourers home, says solicitor-general

PTI New Delhi Published 05.06.20, 09:19 AM
Migrants walk in a queue after deboarding a special train at Howrah station in Calcutta on Monday, June 1, 2020

Migrants walk in a queue after deboarding a special train at Howrah station in Calcutta on Monday, June 1, 2020 (PTI)

The Supreme Court on Friday said it intends to give 15 days to the Centre and states for transporting all stranded migrant workers to their native places, commencing hearing on their plight during the Covid-19 lockdown period.

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, S.K. Kaul and M.R. Shah was informed by solicitor-general Tushar Mehta that till June 3, over 4,200 Shramik Special trains have been deployed to transport migrant workers to their native places.

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Mehta said that till now over one crore migrant workers have been transported to their destinations and most of the trains ended up in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

He said state governments can tell as to how many more migrant workers need to be shifted and how many trains are required for that purpose.

The hearing in the case, in which the top court has taken suo motu cognizance, is underway.

On May 28, the top court had directed that the migrant workers wanting to return to their home states will not be charged train or bus fares and those stranded across the country will be provided food free of cost by the authorities concerned.

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