Kendrapada BJD MP and actor Anubhav Mohanty has written to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urging him to provide ex-gratia to the members of the Odisha Motions Pictures Technicians’ and Workers’ Association (OMPTWA) due to the coronavirus-related lockdown.
Stating that around 700 members of the association are facing financial hardship and unable to take care of basic needs of their families, Mohanty has requested the CM to provide assistance to them in the same pattern as followed in the case of unorganised workers of other sectors.
Mohanty urged the CM to use funds of the Odisha Film Development Corporation (OFDC) to extend support to the workers and artists in the film industry as well as TV, theatre and Jatra organisations.
