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Displacement allowance.—(1) There shall be paid by the contractor to every inter-State migrant workman at the time of recruitment, adisplacement allowance equal to fifty per cent, of the monthly wages payable to him or seventy-five rupees, whichever is higher (2) The amount paid to a workman as displacement allowance under sub- section (1) shall not be refundable and shall be in addition to the wages or other amount payable to him. COMMENTS Every inter-State migrant workman is entitled to a displacement allowance at the time of recruitment, which may be either seventy-five rupees or half of the monthly wages payable to him, whichever is higher.