The State Government on Wednesday decided to register Odisha construction workers working outside the State. It was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, official sources said.
The Government would organise camps at different locations for such workers, who would be entitled to all Government benefits applicable to their counterparts in the State.An officer said the State Government would give housing loans subject to a maximum of Rs1 lakh at an interest rate of two per cent. The workers would be provided skill upgradation training along with training certificates from the National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT), he added.Among others, the labour Minister, Development Commissioner, Principal Secretary of labour lepartment and labour Commissioner were present at the meeting.