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The journalists and newspaper hawkers in Odisha will soon have access to welfare benefits previously being provided to construction workers, as informed by Labour Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia on Thursday.
This policy decision was revealed during a district-level event on the occasion of 'Rashtriya Panchayati Raj Diwas' held in Keonjhar, where Minister Khuntia detailed the scheme aiming to include 3.5 crore beneficiaries, although only 50 lakh have registered so far.
Under this initiative, journalists and newspaper hawkers will be able to receive 'Nirman Shramik Card', offering them financial security through various compe...