Kolkata, June 4 -- At a time when the nation is battling corona crisis which has jeopardized the life and livelihood of crores of people, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed to the Centre to transfer funds directly into the accounts of the migrant workers so as to help them tide over the financial hardship they are in today.
Asking the Centre to provide one-time financial help of Rs 10,000 to each migrant worker Banerjee has written on the Twitter "People have been facing economic hardship of unimaginable proportions because of the ongoing pandemic. I appeal to Central Govt to transfer Rs 10,000 each as one-time assistance to migrant labourers including people in unorganised sector."
Suggesting the Centre to utilize a porti...