‘Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana’ extended to licensed porters, vendor, hawkers
February 24th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.24 (ANI): Minister for Railways Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the national health insurance plan will be extended to all licensed porters, vendors and hawkers on Railways.
“The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana will now be extended to all licensed porters, vendors and hawkers on Railways,” said Mamata in the Lok Sabha. She said that this was being done in fulfillment of our corporate social responsibility as the porters, vendors and hawkers are from the unorganized sector and are socially challenged.(ANI)
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