Rajasthan Government to Pay Migrant Workers' Train Fare: CM Ashok Gehlot

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Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the Rajasthan government will pay the entire train fare for migrant workers from other states.

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Monday said it will pay the train fare for migrant workers heading home amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot said the state government took the decision following directions from Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

"On the directions of Congress president Sonia Gandhi ji, we have decided that the state government will pay the railways for sending migrant labourers to other states from Rajasthan by special trains," Gehlot tweeted.

कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष श्रीमती #SoniaGandhi जी के निर्देश पर हमने फैसला किया है कि #Rajasthan से अन्य राज्यों में भेजे जाने वाले प्रवासी श्रमिकों के किराये का भुगतान रेलवे को राज्य सरकार करेगी।#COVID19Pandemic #राजस्थान_सतर्क_है — Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) May 4, 2020