Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan was launched to empower and provide livelihood opportunities in areas/ villages witnessing large number of returnee migrant workers affected by the devastating COVID-19.
Provide livelihood opportunity to returning migrants and similarly affected
rural citizens
Saturate villages with public infrastructure and create livelihood opportunities
viz. Roads, Housing, Anganwadis,
Panchayat Bhavans, various livelihood assets and Community Complexes among
others
The basket of a wide variety of works will ensure that each migrant worker is
able to get an opportunity of employment according to his skill, in the coming
125 days. The Program will also prepare for expansion and development of
livelihoods over a longer term.
The Ministry of Rural Development is the nodal Ministry for this campaign and
the campaign will be implemented in close coordination with the State
Governments. Central Nodal Officers of the rank of Joint Secretary and above
will be appointed to oversee the effective and timely implementation of various
schemes in the identified districts.
25 work areas have been identified for employment in villages, for development of various works. These 25 works or projects are related to meet the needs of the villages like rural housing for the poor, Plantations, provision of drinking water through Jal Jeevan mission, Panchayat Bhavans, community toilets, rural mandis, rural roads, other infrastructure like Cattle Sheds, Anganwadi Bhavans etc.
This Abhiyaan of 125 days, will work in
mission mode, will involve focused implementation of 25 categories of works/
activities in 116 districts, each with a large concentration of returnee migrant
workers in 6 states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,
Jharkhand and Odisha. Public works to be undertaken during this campaign will
have a resource envelope of Rs. 50,000 crores.
| S No. | State Name | Districts | Aspirational Districts |
| 1. | Bihar | 32 | 12 |
| 2. | Uttar Pradesh | 31 | 5 |
| 3. | Madhya Pradesh | 24 | 4 |
| 4. | Rajasthan | 22 | 2 |
| 5. | Odisha | 4 | 1 |
| 6. | Jharkhand | 3 | 3 |
| Total Districts | 116 | 27 |
1. Construction of Community sanitation centre (CSC)
2. Construction of Gram Panchayat Bhawan
3. Works under 14th FC funds
4. Construction of National Highway works
5. Water conservation & Harvesting works
6. Construction of Wells
7. Plantation works
8. Horticulture
9. Construction of Anganwadi Centers
10. Construction of rural housing works
11. Rural connectivity works
12. Solid and liquid waste management works
13. Construction of farm ponds
14. Construction of cattle sheds
15. Construction of poultry sheds
16. Construction of Goat Shed
17. Construction of Vermi-compost structures
18. Railway
19. RURBAN
20. PM Kusum
21. Bharat Net
22. CAMPA plantation
23. PM Urja Ganga Project
24. KVK training for Livelihoods
25. District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT) works