Over 60,000 migrants have returned to villages in Karnataka

Over 60,000 people who had migrated elsewhere have returned to their villages across the State in the past few weeks, as per the data collected by the task force established at the gram panchayat leve

Over 60,000 people who had migrated elsewhere have returned to their villages across the State in the past few weeks, as per the data collected by the task force established at the gram panchayat level. It has also identified 15,799 persons in rural areas as being in home isolation. As many as 61,143 migrants have returned to their villages, said a note from the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, which has set up the task force. The task force has been set up by the State to help the rural population, especially those returning to their villages. These migrant workers were among those who left cities in anticipation of the lockdown snatching away their livelihood. Of those returning to their villages, nearly 10,500 have been issued job cards under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The data was updated till Saturday.