Bhubaneswar:19/5/20: The Odisha government on Monday said that it will bear the cost of transport of stranded migrant workers arriving by ‘Shramik Special’ trains if it is not borne by the sending state.
As per the official statement that was released, “It has been decided that, in case, if the sending state is not bearing the cost of the train tickets for the labourers, Government of Odisha will bear the cost of the train tickets of the labourers.”
“The train tickets cost will be adjusted against quarantine incentive of the returnees,” it added
Four Shramik special trains from Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu are expected to reach Odisha on Monday and another from Gujarat on Tuesday.