ABSTRACT
In India, the first case was reported on 30 January and on 12 February, Rahul Gandhi of Indian National Congress, had tweeted, ‘The Corona Virus is an extremely serious threat to our people and our economy. When a country-wide lockdown was announced with a four-hours’ notice, the uncertainties in the lives of the poor, marginalized sections, migrant workers increased manifold as millions of Indians had less than four hours to prepare. The blanket lockdown implied closing of state borders, schools, colleges, withdrawal of train and bus services which led to disruption in the supply of essential goods, leading to inflation and fear of shortages. The role and attitude of most of the state governments towards the migrant workers has recently been revealed by the interstate migrant policy index 2019. This was compiled by India migration Now, a Mumbai-based non-profit organization that analysed state-level policies for the integration of out-of-state migrants.
