Gujarat remains on top for running maximum Shramik Special trains in country so far

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May 31, 2020

7:36PM

Gujarat remains on top for running maximum Shramik Special trains in country so far

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Gujarat remains on top for running maximum Shramik Special Trains in the country till now. According to latest data, more than 15 lakh workers have gone to their home states from Gujarat through 1,017 Shramik Special trains.

Quoting State labour and employment department, AIR Correspondent reports that the operation of Shramik Special Trains from Gujarat will be closed from tomorrow.

Gujarat is the first state to complete the migration of workers to their home state through Shramik Special trains.

According to sources, Gujarat is the only state which had run more than 1,000 shramik special trains for sending 15,18,000 migrant workers to their home state.

Additional Chief Secretary of State Labor and Employment department, Vipul Mitra said that this was the biggest planned migration by any state in Independent India.

From more than 40 trains earlier this week, the last 7 Shramik Special trains departed from different stations of Gujarat. Maximum 8,20,000 workers migrated to Uttar Pradesh followed by 3,50,000 workers to Bihar and 1,31,000 workers migrated to Odisha. Shramik Special trains also operated for other 16 States from Gujarat.