Tamil Nadu's MSMEs want measures similar to those offered by other states

Demand raising working hours to 12 a day, leeway to units to work out the number of hands required, choice to migrants between a ticket back home and Rs 5,000 for staying behind

MSME industry representatives in Tamil Nadu want the State government to take measures similar to those by taken other domains. The sector expects, among other things, a relaxation of labour laws, Rs 5,000 payment to around 500,000 migrant labours so that they can be retained, and exemptions in fixed power charges to tide through the current crisis these units are facing. 

Theirs demands also include inreasing the working hours to 12 a day, or 72 hours a week, similar to what the Uttar Pradesh government has announced, and lesser documentation or simplifications, as in  the case of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and