What is The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA)?
Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) was a government initiative launched on June 20, 2020. It was started for a period of 125 days, with a resource envelop of Rs. 50,000 crores, to address the effect of COVID. Its goal was to increase employment and livelihood opportunities for migrant workers returning to villages and similarly affected citizens in rural areas. The scheme was officially launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the village of Telihar, Bihar.