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Budget 2025: ID cards, registration in E-shram portal, health cover for 1 crore gig workers: Nirmala Sitharaman

  • The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union welcomed the announcement of a social security scheme for gig workers in the union budget, urging for prompt data submission by aggregator companies to access the scheme.
  • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government will provide ID cards and facilitate registration on the e-Shram portal for one crore gig workers.
  • Gig workers cannot access social security benefits unless their data is submitted by aggregator firms, as stated by Union President Shaik Salauddin.
  • The budget aims to enhance growth, inclusive development, and improve the spending power of India's middle class, as highlighted by Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Budget Win For Gig Workers: Free Treatment Up To Rs 5 Lakh, N Sitharaman Says

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Union Budget's provisions will allow up to Rs 5 lakh free treatment for gig workers under the Prime Minister Ayushman Bharat scheme. Speaking to NDTV Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia, she said the Centre will register gig workers on the E-Shram Portal and will be given identity cards. This will benefit around 1 crore such workers Gig workers are individuals engaged in short-term, flexible jobs, such as …

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Union Budget 2025-26: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Proposes ID Cards for Gig Workers, UPI-Linked Credit Cards for Street Vendors (Watch Video)

Gig workers of online platforms to be provided with identity cards and registration on e-Shram portal. PM SVANidhi scheme to be revamped with enhanced loans from banks, UPI linked credit cards with Rs 30,000 limit, and capacity building support would be ensured. Union Budget 2025-26: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Proposes ID Cards for Gig Workers, UPI-Linked Credit Cards for Street Vendors (Watch Video).

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Budget 2025: ID cards, registration in E-shram portal, health cover for 1 crore gig workers: Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Budget 2025 includes schemes for online platform and gig workers, providing ID cards, health cover, and socio-economic development.

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Govt’s steps for gig staff half-hearted, want nationwide social safety structure for them, says Congress

Congress chief Jairam Ramesh. File | Photograph Credit score: PTI The federal government has solely dedicated to “half-hearted” steps of registering gig staff on e-SHRAM and together with them below the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, the Congress mentioned on Sunday (February 2, 2025) and asserted that India wants a nationwide authorized and social safety structure for such staff. The Congress’s assault got here a day after Fi…

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Telangana Gig Workers Union welcomes social security scheme in budget

Hyderabad, Feb 1 (PTI) Welcoming the announcement of a social security scheme for gig workers in the union budget, the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union on Saturday urged the government and aggregator companies to ensure that gig workers' data reaches the government soon so that they can avail of the scheme. The union president, Shaik Salauddin, said gig and platform workers have been waiting for the implementation of social security sch…

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What are key announcements for gig workers in Union Budget?

In the Union Budget 2025-26, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced measures to formalise the gig economy and enhance security for gig workers in India. This move is expected to boost interest in gig work, especially on platforms like Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon, and Flipkart. Registration and identity cards for gig workers The budget announced health insurance for gig workers under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), providing cove…

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Mathrubhumi broke the news in Kerala, India on Saturday, February 1, 2025.
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