In a move that would benefit migrant labourers in the State, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced an action plan for 11 migration-prone districts.
The districts are Balangir, Bargarh, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Subarnapur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and Khordha.
At a special function here, Patnaik announced a special package for 20 vulnerable blocks in four districts, Bargarh, Balangir, Nuapada and Kalahandi. Accordingly, employment under the MGNREGA would be given to workers in these blocks for a total of 200 days in a year instead of 100 days. Besides, their daily wage was also increased to Rs 286.30 per day from the existing Rs 188.
Besides, a corpus fund of Rs 500 crore has been created to ensure timely payment to the workers, said the CM.
This apart, all the concerned families of the four districts would be organised into Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and all SHG members would be covered under social security schemes. The Government has also decided to provide pucca houses to eligible families in the four districts.