Centre refutes CMIE's 8% unemployment rate claim
May 07, 2021
B.LINE: Migrant workers and families wait for transport to go to their hometowns in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, if non- availability of transport. , in New Delhi on 16.5.20.Pic:Kamal Narang - Businessline
B.LINE: Migrant workers and families wait for transport to go to their hometowns in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, if non- availability of transport. , in New Delhi on 16.5.20.Pic:Kamal Narang - Businessline×
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