Which of the following states are a part of Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan?

The correct answer is Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.Key Points

• Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan:
  • It is a scheme launched by the Indian government in June 2020 to provide employment opportunities to migrant workers who returned to their native places during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The Ministry of Rural Development is the nodal Ministry for this campaign.
  • Bihar and Madhya Pradesh as the states covered under the scheme.
  • This campaign will work in mission mode for 125 days with an outlay of Rs. 50,000 crore.
  • These districts are estimated to cover about 2/3 of such migrant workers.
  • The chosen districts include 27 Aspirational Districts.
  • Implementation: It will involve intensified and focused implementation of 25 different types of works to provide employment to the migrant workers on one hand and create infrastructure in the rural regions of the country on the other hand.
  • The workers will help build gram panchayat Bhawan and Anganwadi centres, national highway works, railway works, and water conservation projects, among others across six states.
  • Participants: 12 different Ministries/Departments, namely, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Road Transport and Highways, Mines, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Environment, Railways, etc. will be coordinating for the implementation of the scheme.
  • Connectivity: The villages will join this program through the Common Service Centres (CSCs) and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) maintaining the norms of social distancing in the wake of the pandemic.