Kerala Affairs
Kerala: Labour department to register guest workers for jabs
With 1,92,481 guest workers in the state,Keralahas started the process of registering them for vaccination. Teams led by district labour officers are visiting all local camps and areas to record the numbers eligible for vaccinations.
Ernakulam district with a total of 47,296 persons has the highest number of guest workers, followed by Kannur with 27,279 people. According to thelabour department, most are in the age group of 18-44 years. Most of them do not have any comorbidities. Awareness drives are being conducted among the migrants, especially plantation workers on the need for vaccination.
Notices have been issued with call centre numbers in Hindi, , Odia, Bengali, Assamese and Telugu.
The funding for the Health welfare and vaccination would be done under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).