Migrant labourers rest as they wait for trains to reach their work destinations, outside Hatia railway station in Ranchi.

Migrants wait for Pune -Maharashtra -Bangalore-Gujarat special train outside Hatia railway station, to reach their work destination, in Ranchi.

Migrant laborers from other states awaiting to be hired for the day gather on a street during a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus on the outskirts of Jammu.

Migrants wait to board a train outside a railway station during COVID-induced lockdown, in Hyderabad.

Migrants wait to board buses at ISBT Kaushambi to return to their native places, amid COVID-19 pandemic, in Ghaziabad.

A migrant worker shows the 'Home Quarantine' stamp on his arm put by a health worker, on his arrival at Birsa Munda International Airport, amid the second wave of coronavirus, in R...

Migrant labourers return from Delhi owing to COVID-induced lockdown there, at Gazole of Malda district in West Bengal.

Migrants, travelling from Kerala, arrive at Santragachi Railway Station during the second wave of coronavirus, in Howrah district.

Homeless and migrant labourers affected by the Covid-19 lockdown being served cooked food, in New Delhi.

Homeless and migrant labourers affected by the Covid-19 lockdown being served cooked food, in New Delhi.

Homeless and migrant labourers affected by the Covid-19 lockdown being served cooked food, in New Delhi.

A woman with two blind associates wait for transport to go back home, during the ongoing COVID-induced lockdown, at a bus stand near Howrah station.

People board a crowded bus as they leave for their native places, after West Bengal Government announced complete lockdown till 30th May due to surge in coronavirus cases, in Nadia...

People board a crowded bus as they leave for their native places, after West Bengal Government announced complete lockdown till 30th May due to surge in coronavirus cases, in Kolka...

Migrant workers line up outside Secunderabad railway station to travel back to their native states, during COVID-induced lockdown in Hyderabad.

Migrants prepare to leave the city due to surge in coronavirus cases, in New Delhi.

People, including migrant workers leave the city, hours before the lockdown in Bengaluru.

Migrants walk during COVID induced statewide 14-day lockdown in the wake of rising coronavirus cases, in Bhubaneswar.

Migrants board a train towards their home states, amid spike in the numbers of positive coronavirus cases in the country, in Jalandhar.

Migrant workers leave for their native places during lockdown, amid surge in COVID-19 cases in New Delhi.