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Rahul Gandhi unveils Telangana gig‑worker welfare scheme with insurance and payment benefits
✍️ The Economic Times
🗓 15 Nov 2026, 07:07 AM
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced a new welfare package for gig workers in Telangana, outlining insurance coverage and guaranteed payment provisions.
Senior Congress figure Rahul Gandhi announced a welfare package specifically designed for gig‑economy workers in Telangana. The scheme seeks to address the precarious nature of informal work by providing a structured safety net.
Key components of the package include a social insurance cover that protects workers against health and accidental risks, as well as a mechanism to ensure timely and reliable payment for services rendered. By formalising these benefits, the government aims to reduce income insecurity among gig workers.
The announcement underscores the party's emphasis on labour welfare and signals a broader push to integrate informal workers into the state's social protection framework ahead of upcoming electoral contests.
Key components of the package include a social insurance cover that protects workers against health and accidental risks, as well as a mechanism to ensure timely and reliable payment for services rendered. By formalising these benefits, the government aims to reduce income insecurity among gig workers.
The announcement underscores the party's emphasis on labour welfare and signals a broader push to integrate informal workers into the state's social protection framework ahead of upcoming electoral contests.