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SRINAGAR: CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami has said that the payment of Rs 1000 per month as COVID-19 relief to registered construction workers, Shikarawalas/Ponywalas/ Dandiwalas/Palkiwalas/ Tourist guides is inadequate as double whammy of unemployment and rising food prices have crippled the poor section of the society in Jammu and Kashmir. A huge number of construction workers who are not yet registered with the Board and migrant labourers have been left out.
A statement issued here read,
“Ever since August 2019, the incomes of people associated with the informal sector, consisting of low wage workers have dwindled sharply due to a major job loss wave. Some of the severely affected people include construction workers, auto and bus drivers, small shop owners and daily wage labourers. Hit hard by the lockdown, a majority of these informal workers have no savings and extra income to purchase food at higher prices.
Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | DMK promises separate budget for agriculture, cancellation of farm laws
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The DMK also announced its plan to set up a farmers’ market to eliminate middlemen
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DMK President MK Stalin (C) releasing the election manifesto at the party headquarters in Chennai on Saturday.
| Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan
The DMK also announced its plan to set up a farmers’ market to eliminate middlemen Announcing a slew of promises to protect agriculture and the interests of farmers, the DMK on Saturday said it would adopt a resolution in the Tamil Nadu Assembly urging the Centre to withdraw all the three farm-related legislation. It would present a separate agriculture budget as well.