Bhubaneswar, Mar 14: Odisha government on Thursday implemented a hike in the minimum wage across four categories: unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly-skilled workers. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the revised wages, with unskilled workers seeing an increase from Rs 352 to Rs 450, semi-skilled workers from Rs 392 to Rs 500, skilled workers from Rs 442 to Rs 550, and highly-skilled workers from Rs 502 to Rs 600.
Worth noting, this decision will bring relief to numerous workers employed across both public and private sectors throughout the state.
