- ₹20 tn package, housing scheme for poor could be on parliamentary body’s agenda
- Questions may be raised when the standing committee on labour meets on 7 August
The parliamentary panel on labour is likely to scrutinize the decisions taken by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) earlier this year during the nationwide lockdown to benefit migrant workers who started to walk back to their villages from urban centres.
The reverse migration of workers witnessed during the lockdown is expected to be taken up for debate during Parliament’s upcoming monsoon session.
Parliamentarians are expected to raise questions when the standing committee on labour is scheduled to meet on 7 August on the ₹20 trillion package announced by the Union government and the housing scheme for financially weaker sections in urban and rural areas.
The Centre on 16 May announced the distribution of free foodgrain and pulses to 80 million migrant labourers not covered under the National Food Security Act or public distribution system at 5kg per person per month for two months. It also announced an affordable housing scheme expected to benefit about 300,000 workers initially, according to the ministry of housing and urban affairs.
Source: livemint
