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Odisha: Setting example in uplifting urban poor When migrants from Odisha returned to their home state, the Government of Odisha launched the Urban Wage Employment Initiative that ensures guaranteed minimum number of workdays, annually. The initiative engages the workers in public works to mitigate the economic stress of impoverished urban labour force due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 5th Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation recognised this effort of the state government and named it one of the four outstanding initiatives for its contribution to urban innovation.
www.urbanupdate.in | February 2022
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