No Need For State Economic Package: Uddhav Thackeray’s Snub To BJP
five to six lakh labourers from different states are being supplied meals, Uddhav Thackeray stated (Record)
Mumbai:
Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday pushed aside the opposition BJP’s call for for a package deal from the state govt to tide over the COVID-19 disaster, pronouncing that earlier such measures had failed to provide any tangible advantages.
All over a web-based briefing previous within the day, the CM wired the wish to create further healthcare amenities and be offering remedy to folks in conjunction with the distribution of meals grains.
“Previous, programs value lakhs of crores of rupees got, however little or no have an effect on used to be see at the floor,” he stated.
In the meantime, the CM stated the “Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Aarogya Scheme” of the state govt will now quilt the entire folks, supplied they search remedy within the registered hospitals.
Commenting at the state govt’s efforts to assist stranded migrant employees, Mr Thackeray stated, “We’re taking care of those employees and their price ticket fare could also be borne by way of the federal government. We’re even giving foods at simply Rs five in keeping with plate beneath the state’s Shiv Bhojan scheme”.
He stated about five to six lakh labourers from different states are being supplied breakfast and two foods at refuge properties.
“The state govt by no means felt any burden of those labourers however they sought after to return to their house states, and upon getting due sanctions nearly seven lakh labourers had been despatched again on 481 Shramik trains,” he stated.
Mr Thackeray stated whether or not the Union govt will pay 85 in keeping with cent of the price of tickets for those labourers or delays it, the Maharashtra govt has paid 100 in keeping with cent of the fare for tickets value greater than Rs 85 crore.
“In spite of our call for for working 80 (Shramik Particular) trains an afternoon, we’re getting best 30 to 40 trains for sending labourers again to their states,” he stated.
A complete of three.80 lakh migrant labourers had been ferried as much as the borders in their states or to railway stations in additional than 32,000 ST buses, which has price Rs 75 crore, the CM stated.
He stated a complete of 70,000 industries had been allowed to renew operations amidst the lockdown and 50,000 of them have in fact began operations with six lakh folks.
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