Government to bear entire cost of movement for migrant workers by special trains from other states to Bengal : Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, (thestates.news) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced that the State Government will bear the entire cost of movement of the migrant workers returning home by special trains from other states to West Bengal.
Announcing this decision, Ms Banerjee tweeted, ” Saluting the toil faced by our migrant breathen, I am pleased to announce the decision of GoWB to bear the entire cost of movement for our migrant workers by special trains from other states to West Bengal. “
” No migrant will be charged, ” she added.
A letter to the Railway Board has been dispatched in this regard, she informed.
Ms Banerjee also posted on twitter the letter written by Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha to Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav in this regard.
In the letter dated May 16, Mr Sinha wrote that the entire cost of movement by special trains to West Bengal of migrants of the state stranded in various parts of the country would be borne by the State Government.
The Chief Secretary wrote that railway officials must be given instruction to refrain from claiming costs at the station of origin from people boarding Shramik Special trains headed for West Bengal.
Mr Sinha also urged Mr Yadav to run the trains as per requisitions made by the West Bengal Government.
Earlier, the West Bengal Government said it was keen on welcoming back its people stranded in different countries and has long back communicated its agreement as well as quarantine arrangements details to the Centre for special international inbound journeys.
In a tweet Home Department yesterday said, ” GOWB keen to welcome back our people stranded in different countries and has long back communicated its agreement as well as quarantine arrangements details etc to GOI for special international inbound journeys. Letters attached. Bengal awaits flights. “
Ms Banerjee on Thursday said the State Government has arranged 105 additional special trains to help all people stuck in different parts of the country and who want to return to Bengal.
Taking to her Twitter handle, Ms Banerjee said, ” Towards our commitment to helping all our people stuck in different parts of the country and who want to return back to Bengal, I am pleased to announce that we have arranged 105 additional special trains. “
Earlier, referring to the migrant workers, she said about one lakh migrant workers had already returned to Bengal and there would be 100 more such trains to bring back the others.
“No one should worry. Even our government is taking necessary measures to bring back the migrant labourers stranded in various parts of India,” Ms Banerjee said adding everyone would be brought back to Bengal.(uni) (mediasaheb.com)