- 9 teams of Dainik Bhaskar reached 61 villages in 10 districts where the maximum migrants returned, in which more than 50% of the people from villages of 7 districts have returned to work on average.
- 90 percent of the people said that now the factory owners and the cultivators are paying more than before, also the return expenses and arrears, so want to go back
Bihrar: Workers returning thousands of km on foot after the first lockdown on 25 March are now returning to work in different states. Despite the threat of Corona. The reason, the company people, the owners who refused to give them salary and shelter when the work stopped in lockdown, now they are also sending AC buses to return them with 20 thousand rupees advance, one and a half times salary. The main reason behind this is the schemes being brought by the state government for these migrant workers. Due to which a large number of migrants have now decided not to return.
Dainik Bhaskar’s 9 teams reached 61 villages in 10 districts where the most migrants returned. In these, on an average more than 50% people from villages in 7 districts have returned to work. Some who have returned are waiting for the report of how the work is going on in Delhi-Punjab-Telangana etc.
Accordingly, they will also make their own departure program. There are many who got work in their village itself and many are still looking for work in their village area itself. He says that we will try our best not to return. Right now we are getting work in MNREGA, but we want work for 365 days of the year.
Most people believe that the government is making good efforts, but earning like Pardes is difficult here. 90 percent people said that now factory owners and cultivators are paying more than before. Return costs and past dues as well. For this reason, families are leaving here right now. If all goes well, the family will also take it. Otherwise, you have to come back.
Araria / Purnia: Around 300 workers have returned, some want to return
There is no official record of how many people returned to AC buses from Bhargama, Dhanesari, Raniganj in Araria, but village names are counted. Explains- “The caller gave up to 20-20 thousand rupees in advance. Those who liked it – forgetting the previous pain. ” By the way, there is a relief from MNREGA in Seemanchal. Power companies have also given jobs to a large number of people.
But, the offers of foreigners are huge on all these. Around 50 workers from Bhargama reported that a large number of workers were returning. He said- “The factory has opened in Delhi, a call is coming.” When I talked to 20-25 laborers in Bhatgama Bazar, I said, “About 300 laborers have returned. Some even want to return. ” Manish, Amit, Shravan, Dheeraj, Akhilesh, found in Krutyanand Nagar of Purnia are upset about not getting work, but believe that work will be found in Bihar itself.
Kishanganj: If you do not get work here then you will return to Delhi
150 people met in three villages. The workers found at Bahadurganj said- “There is skill in hands, but work is not available. If they were outside, they used to send after earning. It is now a burden itself. MNREGA gets work, but not every day and money is also less. ” Tariq, Faizan, Rustom, Saqib, Dilshad, Najim say that if you get a good job, you will definitely stop, otherwise you will go back to Delhi.
Bettiah: Many people want to go to Punjab
When 250 people from 13 villages told the story of their return to lockdown, our eyes were moist. He said that when it was my turn to choose one of hunger and corona, we chose corona, there is no greater disease than this. The Bhaskar team urged these people to get some people to talk to other people who have been re-employed in other states.
Bhutan Ram of Nawalpur Balua said to Patiala on mobile- “There he is working on the farm. Price higher than before. Corona is afraid of both the owner and the worker … but both helplessness. Now a lot of people want to go to him (Punjab). “
Motihari: People are afraid that they will get an old job or not
. They interacted with 125 people from different villages here. More than one and a half dozen laborers found in Rupaulia village of Pachpakkar panchayat in Dhaka block spoke of going back. Harishankar Prasad, Shyamdev Paswan said – Wherever the family used to run a shop, now sit alone all day in this worry.
Ram Jaiswal, Ashif Alam, Shah Alam, Mangal Prasad, Vinay Paswan, Mo. Allauddin … more hungry than Corona. Vijay Singh, found in Nonhiorwa of Patahi, has been sitting idle for two and a half months. He is also afraid of whether he will get an old job if he returns.
Migrant laborers working under MNREGA at Kursela in Katihar.
Madhubani: According to skill, it will take time to get work
Hardly any of the 200 people who came to Dorwar Panchayat of Jayanagar block are able to run home. But people say that according to the skill, it will take some time to get work, but how many days will be cut? Ravi Sah, who works in the canteen line in Bengaluru, Pappu Poorve, Pintu Poorve who sets up a chaat counter in Goa, Shiv Kumar Mukhiya who works as a welder in Mumbai or Lalan Mukhiya, Delchana Mukhiya, Suraj Narayan, who are employed in Gujarat, Chandigarh. Yadav- Everyone is in trouble. Siasharan Yadav, a hawker in Delhi, Vishwanath Mukhiya, a laborer in Mumbai, Shiv Mukhiya, and Tejilal Mukhiya, who returned from Gujarat, say, “Many times milk is not available for children.
Katihar: Around 500 workers have returned to Surat and Delhi
With the help of wages and livelihood from MGNREGA, almost all of them are eyeing the return. Among the 125 people found in the Chandi Panchayat, Mehraul, Gani, Zalim, Minhaj, Istekhar, Abdul Matin, Jabbar of Nayatola state that job cards were made, wages were also received, but where is the earnings like Pardes. About 500 laborers from Abadpur and Shikarpur Panchayat of Balrampur have returned to Surat and Delhi.
Bettiah: Many people want to go to Punjab
When 250 people from 13 villages told the story of their return to lockdown, our eyes were moist. He said that when it was my turn to choose one of hunger and corona, we chose corona, there is no greater disease than this. The Bhaskar team urged these people to get some people to talk to other people who have been re-employed in other states.
Bhutan Ram of Nawalpur Balua said to Patiala on mobile- “There he is working on the farm. Price higher than before. Corona is afraid of both the owner and the worker … but both helplessness. Now a lot of people want to go to him (Punjab). “
Motihari: People are afraid that they will get an old job or not
. They interacted with 125 people from different villages here. More than one and a half dozen laborers found in Rupaulia village of Pachpakkar panchayat in Dhaka block spoke of going back. Harishankar Prasad, Shyamdev Paswan said – Wherever the family used to run a shop, now sit alone all day in this worry.
Ram Jaiswal, Ashif Alam, Shah Alam, Mangal Prasad, Vinay Paswan, Mo. Allauddin … more hungry than Corona. Vijay Singh, found in Nonhiorwa of Patahi, has been sitting idle for two and a half months. He is also afraid of whether he will get an old job if he returns.
Migrant laborers working under MNREGA at Kursela in Katihar.
Madhubani: According to skill, it will take time to get work
Hardly any of the 200 people who came to Dorwar Panchayat of Jayanagar block are able to run home. But people say that according to the skill, it will take some time to get work, but how many days will be cut? Ravi Sah, who works in the canteen line in Bengaluru, Pappu Poorve, Pintu Poorve who sets up a chaat counter in Goa, Shiv Kumar Mukhiya who works as a welder in Mumbai or Lalan Mukhiya, Delchana Mukhiya, Suraj Narayan, who are employed in Gujarat, Chandigarh. Yadav- Everyone is in trouble. Siasharan Yadav, a hawker in Delhi, Vishwanath Mukhiya, a laborer in Mumbai, Shiv Mukhiya, and Tejilal Mukhiya, who returned from Gujarat, say, “Many times milk is not available for children.
Katihar: Around 500 workers have returned to Surat and Delhi
With the help of wages and livelihood from MGNREGA, almost all of them are eyeing the return. Among the 125 people found in the Chandi Panchayat, Mehraul, Gani, Zalim, Minhaj, Istekhar, Abdul Matin, Jabbar of Nayatola state that job cards were made, wages were also received, but where is the earnings like Pardes. About 500 laborers from Abadpur and Shikarpur Panchayat of Balrampur have returned to Surat and Delhi.
Migrant laborers arrived to ask for work at Bochan Block Headquarters.
Muzaffarpur: Most people talked about selling vegetables by staying in the village
In Unlock-1, trains from Punjab-Haryana came and took a large number of laborers from Meenapur, Motipur and Aurai blocks. Those waiting are just waiting for time. Two dozen people met at Tapri village in Bandra block. Amarjeet and Vikas, who returned from Mumbai, are unable to run a family of 6. Rajneesh Kumar, who is a tile mistry in Haryana, is waiting for an improvement in the condition.
Kauleshwar Pandit of Jeeta Chhapra village of Sahebganj block says- “In Rajasthan you used to get 15 thousand rupees a month, the food-room was free. There is a call again, but how to get to Corona. Go away and then what will we do if the lockdown happens. Most of the 150 people in 5 nearby villages, including Sarfuddinpur of Bochhaan block, talked about living by selling vegetables. ”
Darbhanga: People say that it would be better if the government provides work here
Bhaskar’s team talked to people from four blocks here. People told that the work of 194 rupees, that too is not everyday. Therefore, people are being broken. The one who is being invited, is leaving. 50-60 laborers were found at the temple in Atihar village of Sadar block. Lallan, Dhyani, Ramchandra, Lakshmi, Ramudgar, Subodh, Ramesh, Santosh Mandal all said – If work is not found quickly, you will have to go abroad.
In Kusheshwarsthan block facing every flood, 250 people were talked to at different places. 70 people found in Usamath village of Bahadurpur block said that they could not get work. Many people said that it would be better if the government got work done here.
Family of workers talking to Bhaskar team in Gaya. 65 workers who have returned to Dubhal village are preparing to return again.
Gaya: Most of the migrants here want to return
The laborers forgetting all the pain and pain, they are ready to go to the country This came out in a conversation with 250 people from six villages. When the Bhaskar team reached Barorah and Dabur Panchayat headquarters of Guraru block, the data upload camp was set up for migrant laborers. Sanjeev Kumar, who returned to Amba village from Ludhiana, said- “I used to earn 600 rupees a day there. It is not possible here. ”Vinay Pal of Dabur village also has to go to Noida, if the situation improves. Manisha and his wife Divyang are residents of Ronda. Both want to go to Delhi again. 65 workers returning to Dubhal village of Imamganj block are preparing to return.
