Work for return of migrant workers
Only resolute action, ranging from cash transfers in the near term to boosting the supply of rental housing in the medium term, can provide them a sense of security needed to respond positively to the call to return to work. The government must immediately transfer cash to migrants — both those who have returned home and those sheltered in camps midway. The technology that mobile phone networks have to create bank accounts for every subscriber should be deployed for the purpose. Publicise individual entitlements, transfer extra, with the request to share with those without phones or phones that have run out of charge.
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Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/work-for-return-of-migrant-workers/