New Delhi: More than 5.5 lakh man-days of work has been generated by the Railways under Gareeb Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan in six states so far, the Ministry of Railways said on Sunday.
The six states in which work was generated include Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. Union Minister Piyush Goyal is monitoring the progress made in these projects and for the generation of work opportunities for the migrant labourers of these states under the scheme.
Around 165 Railway infrastructure projects are being executed in these states worth Rs 2,988 crore. Till August 14, 11,296 workers have been engaged in the GKRA and the payment of Rs 1336.84 crores has been released to the contractors for the projects being implemented, according to a release.