During the stay of Chief Minister Hemant Soren in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a delegation of tribals and natives of Jharkhand living there today met him. They shared their experiences related to employment and other topics in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the Chief Minister. They told the CM that for several decades, labourers from different areas of Jharkhand have been coming here for wages. Many of them have settled here under the resettlement schemes of the Andaman and Nicobar Administration. Most of these workers are involved in construction work.
The delegation also discussed issues related to social, economic, political and educational development, transit accommodation for people, increase in air fares etc with the Chief Minister. During this meeting, they informed the Chief Minister about some of their demands. The delegation thanked the Chief Minister for getting 180 migrant workers from Jharkhand stranded in Andaman-Nicobar to return home safely by airlifting them during the lockdown during the Corona period.
The Chief Minister informed the delegation that several welfare schemes are being run by the State Government in the interest of the migrant workers. In this connection, "Chief Minister Jharkhand Migrant Workers Accident Fund" has been created for migrant labourers. Along with this, it was also told that for the workers/persons who go to work in other countries from here, "Chief Minister's International Migrant Workers Grant Scheme" is also being run. Safe and Responsible Migration Initiative has also been started by the state government to help the people migrating out of Jharkhand. Under this, arrangements have also been made to enable systematic registration of migrant workers, monitoring and analysis of the database. Awareness is being created through campaigns about practices on safe and responsible travel.
The Chief Minister informed that the State Migrant Labour Control Room has been started by the Labour Employment Training and Skill Development Department. Presently this control room is working like a 24x7 helpline for migrant labourers.
The delegation of Ranchi Association, Port Blair, that met Chief Minister Hemant Soren during his stay in Andaman and Nicobar, included President Feyenus Toppo, Vice President Suman Lakra, General Secretary Prakash Minj, Secretary Sebastian Tirkey, Phool Kumar, Joint Secretary Sunil Minj, Anil Toppo and others.