Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the mega ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ aimed to boost livelihood opportunities in rural India amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.

Scheme:

The first priority of the scheme is to meet the immediate requirement of workers who have gone back to their districts by providing them with livelihood opportunities.

It is a focused campaign of 125 days across 116 districts in six states to work in mission mode. Public works worth 50,000 crore rupees to be carried out under the scheme.

The villages will join this programme through the common service centers and Krishi Vigyan Kendras.