File photo: Workers hailing from Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, in Tamil Nadu.

Submit picture: Workers hailing from Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, in Tamil Nadu.


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Bihar BJP chief Dr. Sanjay Jayaswal said there was requirement for an uniform countrywide policy for the return of migrant labour and trainees to their States.

Lockdown displaces lakhs of migrants

Dr. Jayaswal, who has volunteered for isolation task to deal with COVID-19 patients, told The Hindu from Bihar that there was need for an uniform countrywide policy for the return of migrant labour and students to their States and efforts by the Chief Ministers for this needed clear policy guidelines.

” We are encouraged that individuals need to return home, a minimum of after May 3, but the way host States have actually managed migrant labour, I question if many wish to return befor