Health insurance for unorganised sector

BANGALORE: Labourers from unorganised sector will soon be covered under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).Union Minister for Labour and Employment Mallikarjun Kharge disclosed this at the state-level workshop on the scheme organised here.“Until now, only beedi workers and construction labourers are benefiting from the scheme. Soon we will extend it to auto and taxi drivers too,” said the minister.He added that already millions of families of labourers were reaping the benefits offered by the health insurance scheme.At the inauguration of the seminar on Friday, both Kharge and Minister for Labour B N Bachegowda assured that the schemes for labour welfare conceptualised by the Centre and the state would be implemented in near future and processes for the same would be expedited.‘Plans to be implemented soon’“We have already implemented the NHIS in all the districts of the state. Likewise, we will soon execute our plans and implement the remaining programmes to ensure labour welfare,” said Bachegowda.“We have already implemented the NHIS in all the districts of the state. Likewise, we will soon execute our plans and implement the remaining programmes to ensure labour welfare,” said Bachegowda.