GUWAHATI: The state government of Assam has launched helpline numbers for those residents stuck outside the state amid lockdown.

The CM of Assam tweeted:

https://twitter.com/CMOfficeAssam/status/1244299805079166976

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that following directions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government has committed all support to home-bound migrant workers during the lockdown period.

Shah made this statement while reviewing the country’s preparedness to contain the spread of COVID-19 on Saturday.

The Union Home Secretary has again written to the States requesting them to immediately set up relief camps for migrant workers/pilgrims and others who are returning to their domicile States or trying to do so during this lockdown period.

“States have been advised to give wide publicity and awareness, using public address systems, technology and by utilizing the services of volunteers and NGOs, to provide precise information on the following aspects:

“(i) Location of these relief camps and the facilities being made available, and (ii) Relief package under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana and the measures being taken by the State government administration,” Shah said.

“States have been also advised to set up relief camps along the highways for people moving on highways, including the setting up of tented accommodation to ensure that these persons will stay in the relief camps till the lockdown orders are in place. The shelters are to be organized, keeping in view various precautions including social distancing, with adequate medical checkup drives to identify and separate cases requiring quarantine or hospitalization,” the Union Home Minister added.

Meanwhile, the MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) has also authorized all States to use the ‘State Disaster Response Fund’ for providing such relief measures.

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