The BJP authorities in Odisha Monday constituted a high-level job drive to deal with misery migration, a difficulty utilized by the celebration as a ballot plank towards the earlier Biju Janata Dal (BJD) authorities.
Misery migration on account of lack of satisfactory employment is a serious concern in Odisha. As many as 14 of its 30 districts — largely western, southern and Coastal — have been recognized as vulnerable to migration in official data.
Odisha is among the key supply states for labourers who transfer to states corresponding to Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Telangana the place they work in brick kilns, development websites and energy looms, mentioned officers.
The duty drive will likely be headed by Deputy Chief Minister Ok V Singh Deo, with different ministers serving as members. It can focus on the issues of migrant staff, advocate measures and resolve a plan of action. The duty drive might also induct reputed knowledgeable members working on this area.
It can additionally advocate steps to be taken up by authorities companies to verify misery migration and mitigate sufferings.
Together with recommending programmes and schemes required to be taken up by the state authorities, the duty drive will counsel institutional frameworks for numerous ranges.
It can meet as soon as each six months to assessment progress.
“The duty drive will study the region-wise nature of migration and advocate particular interventions. It can additionally deliberate upon the regional variation, seasonality in addition to the magnitude of the migration and advocate methods,” mentioned a senior authorities official.
To take care of the advanced nature of misery migration, the duty drive has been informed to advocate particular measures by way of creating infrastructure and alternatives for livelihood throughout the state by way of skilling, credit score availability and linking the household with anti-poverty applications.
Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah, throughout his 2024 Meeting election marketing campaign in Odisha, had attacked the earlier Naveen Patnaik-led authorities over its “failure” to deliver satisfactory industries to the state and to create job alternatives.
He said that nobody must migrate from the state as soon as the BJP assumes energy and brings in new investments.
Contemplating the depth of the issue, the earlier BJD authorities had recognized 20 weak blocks with excessive charges of misery migration in 4 western districts. The BJD authorities had additionally hiked the wages by round `100 underneath the MGNREGA in these 20 blocks.
