Congress, Left parties seek relief for workers

‘Restart cash transfer, food distribution’

The Left parties wrote to Chief Minster Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asking him to consider restarting last year’s schemes of direct cash transfers, distribution of 35 kg free foodgrains and community kitchens/food distribution to needy households as well as migrant workers. The parties the measures would prevent the mass exodus of migrant workers that was witnessed in Delhi last year after the nationwide lockdown was announced. The parties also suggested the need to ready large quarantine facilities by the State government as Delhi’s JJ clusters, unauthorised colonies and other high-density working class areas would be needing it on an urgent basis to prevent spread of this deadly virus. It also asked the government to ensure that all daily wage earners are vaccinated as they do not come under the purview of “work from home”.