Which of the following groups of states was included in the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA), 2020?

Correct option is B

The correct answer is (b) Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

Explanation:
• The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) was launched on June 20, 2020, to provide livelihood opportunities to returnee migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The scheme targeted 116 districts across six states: Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and Odisha.
• These states were chosen as they received the maximum number of returning migrant workers during the national lockdown.
• The campaign duration was for 125 days, focusing on 25 different types of works to provide employment.
• It was a massive rural public works scheme with a resource envelope of ₹50,000 crore.

Information Booster:
• The scheme was launched from village Telihar, Block Beldaur, of Khagaria district in Bihar.
• It involved the coordinated efforts of 12 different Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.

Additional Knowledge:
Option A (Telangana, Uttarakhand)
• While these states had migrants, they were not among the primary six states identified for the GKRA.
Option C (Assam, Haryana)
• Assam and Haryana were not included in the core six-state focus of this specific 2020 mission.
Option D (Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya)
• These states were not part of the 116 districts identified under the initial GKRA phase.

So the correct answer is (b)