Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is likely to announce changes in the labour laws of the state on Thursday.
The announcement by Chouhan is expected to include allowing resumption of full-scale production in factories in the state with minimum restrictions during the lockdown phase.
The government may also allow an increase in the working hours of workers in factories and allow overtime of up to 72 hours a week.
If so, Madhya Pradesh will become the first state in the country to allow full-scale production to resume in industries after the nationwide lockdown was imposed to prevent the further spread of Covid-19.
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