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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Mini Tejaswi

State to offer ₹4 lakh life, accident cover to gig workers, but they demand more

Gig workers in Karnataka will be provided a life insurance cover of ₹2 lakh and accidental insurance of another ₹2 lakh, proposed the state Budget 2023-24, presented here on Friday.

The entire insurance premium would be borne by the State government, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah while presenting the Budget.

“In order to provide social security to the ‘Gig Workers’ in the unorganised sector, that is people employed as full/part-time delivery personnel in e-commerce companies like Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon etc will be provided an insurance facility of total ₹4 lakh towards life insurance and accidental insurance,’‘ the Chief Minister said.

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