Odisha makes health insurance provision for journalists

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Tuesday decided to introduce health insurance scheme for journalists, official sources said.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved a proposal in this regard which has provision of insurance cover worth Rs 1 lakh per annum. Five members of a journalist family could get benefit from the scheme, a release issued by the Chief Minister's office said.

The working journalists of Odisha had earlier submitted a 7-point charter of demands including health insurance for the scribes.