OUR CORRESPONDENTJalpaiguri: The Jalpaiguri district administration has joined hands with Unicef to prepare "self-migration cards" as part of a plan to create a database on people migrating to other districts and states for work. "A section of people, mainly youths, are moving out of their homes and travelling to other states for work. That is why it has been decided to prepare such cards," said Sanjib Rakshit, the district social welfare officer of Jalpaiguri. For this exercise, elected representatives at the panchayats in rural areas and civic councillors in towns will be roped in, he said. Administrative sources said the cards will be with the village level child protection committees, which have been formed across the district.

Source: The Telegraph March 08, 2018 21:22 UTC