53% of them were self-employed while 47 per cent were salaried/wage earners, while 79.11 per cent self-employed migrant workers were engaged in economic activities either in open spaces or in public shelter. To reduce the uncertainty in the life, the law and order implementing agencies such as police need to be educated to respect the human rights of the migrant workers. The above suggestion will not only reduce the discrimination against the migrant workers and but will also ensure the safety and security of the migrant workers. “had the government acted timely related to public policy for migrants then labour shortage crisis would not have been there today,” he added.

In such a scenario a recently conducted field survey by three professors of punjabi university, patiala highlighted the plight of migrants in normal conditions and at the time of disaster and suggested ways of stopping them from returning home in panic and in hurry at the time of any crisis. Two people were arrested from west delhi's punjabi bagh for alleged black-marketing of oxygen cylinders, police said on wednesday, amid heightened demand for the live-saving gas due to surging coronavirus cases in the city. Patiala's daily newspaper featuring latest political news, literature, punjabi culture, movies, as well as national and international news. Sidhu was arrested by delhi police in february and april in relation to the violence during the farmers' tractor march against the central government's new farm laws on republic day. The resolution of elimination in theory and practice will not only have an enduring impact on them but it will help the smooth transition of the economy from low level of economic equilibrium to self-sustained economic development, suggested the field survey. He said that india had enacted legislation on internal migration in the form of interstate migrant workmen act, 1979 which protects and regulates the recruitment and working and living conditions of the migrant workers but it is poorly implemented.

Farmers in punjab as well as the government both, amid the second wave, have been anticipating labour shortage like last year ahead of paddy transplanting season as a large number of migrants have either returned home or are in the process of returning home. Punjab, which saw an exodus over 5 lakh migrants last year during lockdown and saw less numbers returning back post lockdown, faced around 40% shortage of labourers in the recently concluded wheat procurement season in grain markets. The newspaper based in jalandhar and featuring politics, business, sports, education, health, music, and more. The punjab government on wednesday imposed a night curfew from 9 pm - 5 am across the entire state till april 30 amid rising covid-19 cases.

Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the paper.

“survey was conducted before covid, but it was highly relevant when the exodus of migrants started here last year during lockdown. The report reveals the poor plight of migrants in normal times, which was worse during last year’s lockdown in the partial lockdown conditions currently. The study has not only exposed the inadequacy of public policy for migrant workers but also showed a non-responsive attitude of both the employer and the state. It is well known that education and skill development has a capacity of upward mobility in terms of social and economic status” he said. The sample included migrant workers who shifted from rural areas to urban areas at least one year before the time of survey up to twelve years (62.03% in age group), 29.87 per cent who migrated from rural areas of punjab, 69.18 per cent from others states and less than one per cent who migrated from nepal. As per the survey, 35.48% were illiterate, 36.95%, 15.06% and 12.50% were educated up to middle school, matric and plus two or higher secondary respectively.

While talking to zee Latest Punjab News on wednesday sgpc president bibi jagir kaur expressed concern over poor supply of oxygen as well as covid-19 vaccine. The analysis of the survey regarding consumer durables amply shows that the most common item possessed by the migrants was electric fan (82.26 per cent) followed by tv (56.60 per cent), refrigerator (30.57 per cent). As far as basic amenities are concerned, only a small proportion of 14.04% workers had access to filtered drinking water, 33.63% were able to cook food in proper kitchens. Lpg was available to 48.17%, while 24 per cent using firewood/dung cakes and 25 per cent used kerosene while the remaining 2.86% used electricity to cook food. One of the most widely read punjabi newspapers covering business, politics, agriculture, health, sports, and more.