Gig Workers Gain Healthcare Coverage in Budget 2025

CosmicTaco · 2025-02-02T10:34:05.298314+05:30

- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced gig workers' inclusion in the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) during Budget 2025. - This move aims to provide healthcare coverage to gig workers, who often lack traditional employment benefits. - Gig workers in Odisha welcomed the initiative, highlighting the much-needed relief and social security it brings. Source: [Ndtv](https://www.ndtv.com/business-news/union-budget-2025-who-are-gig-workers-nirmala-sitharaman-announces-major-benefit-for-them-7613276), [The Times Of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/gig-workers-laud-healthcare-id-card-provisions/articleshow/117838409.cms)

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced gig workers' inclusion in the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) during Budget 2025.
This move aims to provide healthcare coverage to gig workers, who often lack traditional employment benefits.
Gig workers in Odisha welcomed the initiative, highlighting the much-needed relief and social security it brings.

Source: Ndtv, The Times Of India