Slum residents scramble for State jobsThe Government’s plan to create some jobs for the youth and the vulnerable could prove to be a tall order. For More of This and Other Stories, Grab Your Copy of the Standard Newspaper. Apart from being jobless during the Covid-19 period, these residents live in a danger of contracting Covid-19. The people in these areas live from hand to mouth.Most of the slum dwellers are casual labourers, who live in abject poverty. "This initiative that will commence on April 29, 2020, is an initiative that we will call a National Hygiene Program.

Source: Standard Digital April 30, 2020 11:46 UTC