Bhubaneswar: Congress leader Suresh Routray Sunday demanded a single universal facility card for migrants of the state which would help them avail government facilities in any part of the country.
“There are many migrants living in different parts of the country. If the government can take care of them, it would give them some relief. There needs to be a single universal facility for migrants through which they can get government facilities in any part of the country,” he said.
He also said, “Many labourers could be taken care of with such an idea. The migrants otherwise suffer in silence. All the contributions made by the workers in farming as well as infrastructure sector are leading to the development of the state.”
The leader also said that putting their lives at risk, they had been working hard to ensure the welfare of their families. “Many of them are losing prospects during the pandemic. The government needs to take special care of them,” he added.
The leader highlighted that in India, there are around 40 crore workers engaged in different sectors of the economy. The Congress leader also urged the government to take special care of these people and make arrangements keeping in mind the alarming rise in Covid cases.
“In the second wave, the virus is affecting the lungs and people are becoming serious within a span of few days. I want the government to consider my request of increasing beds across the state. You can use stadiums and other areas to expand the treatment centres like other states,” he said.
He also added, “You also need to keep oxygen in adequate measures. The government also needs to ensure adequate stock of medicines. The number of patients in the state is rising.”
PNN
