Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday increased the remuneration of self-employed mechanics working in Gram Panchayats of the state. While their current remuneration is Rs 4,000, the new remuneration has been increased to Rs 6,500. This is 62.50 per cent more than the current remuneration. A total of 13,000 self-employed mechanics of the state will benefit from this.
It is worth noting that during the 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman VK Pandian’s district tours, there were requests and proposals in this regard from various self-employed artisans and mechanics. After discussing the issue with the Chief Minister, he decided to increase the remuneration of self-employed artisans.
To provide regular clean drinking water to all the villages of the state and to eliminate waterlogging, two Swavalambi (self-employed) mechanics are engaged in the village panchayats and they provide continuous services for piped water supply, maintenance, and repair of tube wells.
