Entire registration process for migrant workers must be decentralised: SC
‘States also responsible for correct implementation of policies; HCS well within their rights to take cognizance of migrant workers issues’
media professionals have also been regularly meeting Kundu for briefings and interviews.
Inquiries reveal that on June 1–his first day in the office, Kundu had several visitors including a person from New Delhi, who especially drove to Shimla to congratulate him on taking over as DGP.
“He met me in office and also offered sweets. Today, his son informed me about the death and his tests as Coronavirus positive,” Kundu told the
. Thus, the areas this person had visited in the police headquarters have been sealed, and the building was being sanitised as par precautionary measure, advisories and protocols issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs,” said police spokesman Khushal Sharma ( SP, Law & order).
“We have also got the officers and personnel medically tested, whosoever had some in contact with him. The officers and personnel tested will remain in self-quarantine till such time as their results come out negative,” Sharma said.
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NEW DELHI: While issuing a slew of directions to the Centre and States with respect to the transportation of stranded migrant workers, the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday said that it is not just the job of the administration to plan policies and allocate funds for them. The court noted that it is also the responsibility of the concerned state/ut administrations to make sure that the officials who are supposed to implement these policies and schemes are efficient in their roles.
While noting that the entire registration process for migrant workers wishing to return home be decentralised, streamlined and simplified, the court said that there were several instances of lapses and shortcomings when it came to officials implementing policies and schemes meant to facilitate the return of these migrant workers as pointed out by intervening applications filed in the suo motu matter.
The bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah also commended the police, paramilitary forces and other law enforcement agencies for executing their roles but noted that "some instances of excess with regard to migrant labourers are also there". The court said, "The migrant labourers, who were forced to proceed to their native place, after cessation of their employment are already suffering. The Financial difficulty being with all migrant labourers invariably they have to be dealt by the police and other authorities in a humane manner."
In order to ease the process of registration for migrant workers who still wish to return home, the court observed that it was of the view that the entire process must be decentralised and migrant workers should be allowed to physically register for travel at local police stations and other places of local administration.
The court also noted that the state governments should widely publicise information of trains and buses for the migrant workers through local newspapers and TV channels so that the information reaches the migrant workers.
In addition to this, the Supreme Court also made a subtle reference to Solicitor-general Tushar Mehta's remarks that High Courts in the country were "running a parallel government" by taking up matters of human rights violations with respect to the plight of migrant workers. The top court said, "High Courts being constitutional Courts are well within their jurisdiction to take cognizance of violation of fundamental rights of migrant workers and we have no doubt that those proceedings shall proceed after considering all aspects including the response of concerned authorities.