Building a Wider
Horizon With Labour
To arrest distress migration to other states, the Odisha government on Wednesday announced a special livelihood package for four districts preferred by migrant labourers. As part of the package, the labourers would get increased wages under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and loan from local self help groups at no interest rate. Announcing the package, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said migrant labourers in Bargarh, Bolangir, Nuapada and Kalahandi districts will now get a daily wage of Rs.286.30 under NREGA instead of the earlier Rs.188 per day. They will also get an assured work 200 days in place of madatory 100 workdays.
