Chatbot provides first digital trace of Odisha’s migrants
Автор: The Migration Story
Загружено: 2026-03-06
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India has an estimated 140 million inter-state migrant workers, according to nonprofits and researchers who point to large gaps in data on their numbers and locations. This has led to inadequate and delayed responses during emergencies such as the Covid-19 pandemic, when tens of thousands of workers were forced to walk home after the central government imposed a nationwide lockdown in a disorganised attempt to stop the virus from spreading.
In Odisha, a simple WhatsApp chatbot called Bandhu, rolled out by Gram Vikas, is trying to change that by creating the first digital trace of migrant workers from hundreds of villages.
Through this ground report we look at why migrant registration matters, why earlier government systems have struggled, and how a small tech experiment might help make migrant workers more visible.
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