Bhubaneswar: As many as 233 migrant workers from Odisha died in other parts of the country during the last three years, Labour & Employees State Insurance Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia told the Assembly on Tuesday.
In reply to a question raised by BJD MLA Choudwar-Cuttack Assembly Constituency, Souvic Biswal, the minister said that 233 menial labourers who migrated to different states from Odisha for work lost their lives between 2022 and 2024.
While Ganjam district reported the highest number of 43 deaths, 26 workers from Bolangir district lost their lives during the period.
Of the total dead migrant workers, bodies of 199 people were brought to Odisha. The total expenses incurred by the state government on transporting the mortal remains of deceased workers was Rs 24,16,604 in the last three years.
