UP govt to provide jobs to migrant labourers under MGNREGA

The Government of Uttar Pradesh has decided to provide jobs under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to all those labourers who have come from outside the state.
The migration of youth to villages following a lockdown has led to a situation of economic distress, which can be solved by providing jobs for the youth the under MGNREGS.
The move is seen as yet another attempt to lend a boost to the rural economy hit by the lockdown and subsequent unemployment, leading to the socio-economic slowdown.
The department also plans to take up rejuvenation of 16 rivers, including the Manorama, Pandu, Varuna, Sai, Morwa, Mandakini, Tamsa Karnavati and Kali east. These rivers flow through 39 districts of Uttar Pradesh.