The state of Rajasthan officially started a full fledged lockdown on May 10. But, unlike last year’s rushed and poorly thought-out lockdown, the state government allowed construction work to continue unimpeded.
This decision was in the right direction. The construction sector is the single largest employer of casual workers in the informal sector. However, the experiences of returnee migrants and local construction workers in and around rural Salumbar indicate this welcome step wasn’t thought through with due diligence.
Salumbar, a block in Udaipur district’s tribal belt, is a key region from where. . .
