Guidelines have been given to all district collectors for the effective implementation of “Mukhya Mantri Pravasi Mazdoor Sahayata Yojana-2020” to help labourers of Madhya Pradesh stranded in other states in the nationwide lockdown to prevent infection of Corona pandemic.
Under the scheme, information about migrant labourers, address, mobile number etc will be collected and they will be given Rs 1000 for immediate necessities like food, medicine, etc.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced this scheme on April 15, 2020. So far, the list of mobile numbers of 15,000 migrants trapped in other states is ready. It has been made clear in the guidelines that the applicant who does not have an Aadhaar number or Samagra ID, his identity and verification of being a resident of Madhya Pradesh will be confirmed by the district concerned, by other means like talking to the Panchayat Secretary, his voter ID, food grain slip, MNREGA job card and government documents etc. If required, the said documents of the applicant can also be obtained through WhatsApp or other electronic means.
It has also been said in the guidelines that if the applicant is trapped along with other people of Madhya Pradesh who are eligible under this scheme, then the above details will also need to be verified by the location map IT / WhatsApp of the mobile number. This will clarify whether the applicant is present at that place or not.
As and when the District Collector receives the verified information, he will deposit the amount in the bank accounts of the concerned person or pay through any e-wallet such as Paytm, Phone-Pay, Yono etc.
District collectors will also ensure that the payment is made on each eligible mobile number.
Also, the same person is not paid more than once. It has been told to maintain all the information regarding the amount disbursed in all the districts, complete details of beneficiary, bank account number, date of disbursement, etc at the district level are mandatory.