West Bengal CM announces insurance scheme for migrant workers

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged migrant workers from West Bengal working in other states to return home and start their own businesses.

Addressing a programme on MSMEs, she said her government was working to prepare a list of migrant workers, which would be done at the 'Duare Sarkar' (government at doorstep) camps.

Banerjee said her government has launched a scheme in which Rs. 5 lakh is offered as loans to entrepreneurs, and the government is itself the guarantor.

"I urge people to use that money and work here instead of going to other states," she added.

"While migrant workers travel to other states for marginally better pay, there is no safety. The quality of life is poor as people have to live in shared spaces away from their families. I urge the migrant workers to come back, and we will ensure livelihood for them," she said.