‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ is a massive rural public works scheme of Government of India to empower and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers and rural citizens. The Abhiyaan was launched on 20th June, 2020 from Village – Telihar, Block- Beldaur of Khagaria District of Bihar. Objectives The objectives of this 125 days Abhiyaan, with a resource envelop of Rs. 50,000 Crore are: Provide livelihood opportunities to returning migrants and similarly affected rural citizens Saturate villages with public infrastructure - Anganwadis, Panchayat Bhawans, Community Sanitary Complexes etc. Set stage for enhancing longer term livelihood opportunities. Coverage A total of 116 Districts with more than 25,000 returnee migrant workers across six States, namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha have been chosen for the campaign which includes 27 Aspirational Districts. These districts are estimated to cover about 2/3 of such migrant workers. Duration of the scheme Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) will be operational for a period of 125 days, commencing from 20th June, 2020. Intended Beneficiaries Returnee migrant workers and similarly affected rural population of 6 States namely Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Focus on 25 Works Abhiyaan involves intensified and focused implementation of 25 target driven works to provide employments and create infrastructure in the rural areas of116 Abhiyaan Districts with a resource envelope of Rs 50,000 crore. Following is the list of 25 works & activities from participating Ministries/Departments. 1 Community Sanitary Complexes2 Gram Panchayat Bhawans3 Works under Finance Commission funds4 National Highway works5 Water conservation & Harvesting works6 Wells7 Plantation works (including CAMPA Funds)8 Horticulture9 Anganwadi Centers10 Rural housing works (PMAY-G)11 Rural connectivity works (PMGSY)& Border road works12 Railway works13 Shyama Prasad Mukherjee RURBAN Mission14 PM KUSUM works15 Laying of Optic Fiber under Bharat Net16 Works under Jal Jeevan Mission17 PM Urja Ganga Project18 Training through KVK for Livelihoods19 Works through District Mineral Fund20 Solid and liquid waste management works21 Farm ponds22 Cattle sheds23 Goat Sheds24 Poultry sheds25 Vermi-composting For complete guidelines, click here Source : Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan website