Committee To Be Set Up To Directly Interact With Migrant Workers: KV

We had wide-ranging discussions on issues having direct and indirect bearing on distress migration to find a way to address the socio-economic problem — KV Singh Deo, deputy chief minister

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Bhubaneswar

DEPUTY chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Monday announced that a committee will be set up to directly engage with households in vulnerable areas to identify the causes and recommend measures to curb distress migration from the state.

The committee will act in coordination with the enforcement officers, police, railway officers and district administration in a mission mode and crackdown on unauthorised labour contractors responsible for exploitation of migrant workers at the hand of their employers.