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No train fare charged from migrant workers: Centre to SC

  •   Tue, Jun 09 2020 03:53:49 PM

New Delhi, June 9 (IANS): Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has informed the Supreme Court that for train travel no fare is being charged from the migrant labourers and the same is borne as per arrangement between originating states and receiving states.

The Centre told the apex court that railway ministry has made it clear that any demand for Shramik Special trains shall be met within 24 hours by it, and total demand, which is now pending is only 171 trains whereas ministry has earlier run 250 trains in one day.

 

"Central government with the support of National Highway Authority of India is facilitating the shifting of migrant workers, who were found walking on the roads, by providing them with the requisite transport to the nearest railway stations", said Mehta.

The Centre informed the top court that Ministry of Railways has issued letters on May 29 and June 3, to chief secretaries of all states and Union Territories on the subject of "projected demand for movement of stranded persons by Shramik rail". In response to the aforesaid letters, request has been received from different states for trains from June 3 to June 16, which is the last date on which trains have been prayed for.

Mehta informed the top court that there are no demands from various states for any train citing a chart, brought on the record as Annexure R-6, to the affidavit where details of trains demanded from different states have been compiled.

A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M R Shah, in the verdict, said "All the States/Union Territories shall take all necessary steps regarding identification of stranded migrant workers in their state which are willing to return to their native places and take steps for their return journey by train/bus which process may be completed within a period of 15 days from today."

The top court also said that in event of any additional demand, in addition to demand of 171 Shramik trains, railways shall provide trains within a period of 24 hours to facilitate the return journey of migrant workers. The ruling has come from the top court after it took suo moto cognizance of the plight of migrant workers due to the nationwide lockdown to contain the outbreak of coronavirus.

 
  

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  • Logical Thinking, India

    Tue, Jun 09 2020

    Indeed above headline is true from Central Government point of view, because it was paid by Congress, Sonu Sud, some NGOs and not by Central Government.

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  • Anamika, Kudla

    Tue, Jun 09 2020

    Only BJP is capable of lying to the courts. In affidavit related to Rafael they lied that the Rafael papers were examined by Public Accounts Committee. But when opposition party pointed out that is not done they shamelessly said that it was typographical error.

    In this case everybody is aware that the migrants were charged for the ticket and now they are pointing at states. If so why we require Central Government? Only for enjoying good stay and foreign trips at tax payer's money?

    PM is evading from his responsibility at every stage except event management.

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  • francis lobo, Mangalore

    Tue, Jun 09 2020

    Our Supreme court is blinded by COVID. They did not come to the rescue of the migrants when they really needed it. They paid their fare or walked and reached their homes.

    Now the SC woke up and started enquiring. And the ASG is the person who tells the court - what is to be done but not done as done- . The SC will have to believe him as they cannot rely on news evidence as he is representing the government

    The law has really become blind by one eye and not by two. It sees partially but does not want to see the full reality as they are paid by the government against which they have to raise strictures. But in reality they don't want to do

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