The Odisha government on Tuesday decided to provide additional 200 days of employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in 20 migration prone blocks of four districts.
The State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Patnaik has approved a new State sector scheme by giving State support to MGNREGS, which is expected to help arrest distress migration in the 20 migration-prone blocks of Balangir, Bargarh, Kalahandi and Nuapada.
“The job seekers under MGNREGA in the 20 migration-prone blocks will be paid additional wages over and above the notified wage rate under MGNREGA, to be commensurate with the notified minimum wage rate for unskilled workers in the State per person per day,” the Cabinet resolved.
