No data on migrant deaths during lockdown, centre tells Parliament

New Delhi: The Union government told the Parliament on Monday that there is no data available on number of death and job losses of migrant workers due to the 68-day nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus.

The Union ministry of labour and employment informed in a written reply to the Parliament to a query raised on the first day of the monsoon session on the state-wise details of the death toll of the migrant workers who lost their live trying to return to their native places after they lost their jobs because of the state imposed lockdown. It was further asked questioned whether any compensation or financial aid was granted to the victims’ families by the government.

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