Rules being drafted, to also cover unorganised sector; maternity benefit, old age pension, sickness allowance to be included
Arindam Majumder | New Delhi
October 16, 2016 Last Updated at 22:51 IST
The Union government plans a massive social security coverage scheme for 450 million workers, primarily for those in the unorganised sector. Formal sector workers who do not enjoy the benefits will also be a part of it. FOR THE BETTER? What is the plan? Universal social security coverage for informal and formal sector workforce What are the benefits? Benefits include monetary allowances for preventive medical care, sickness unemployment, old age, employment injury, maternity, invalidity How will the target workforce be ...