In Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s announcement on March 21 of free food at the 200-odd homeless shelters in the city caused a mass movement of daily wage workers from other areas towards shelters in Yamuna Pushta, Jama Masjid and Sarai Kale Khan, among others. This population includes ‘houseless’ migrants who live in Delhi on the streets, labour chowks, shops and work sites over varying periods to earn for and return to their families in other parts of the country.

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