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Presenting the Union Budget 2025 on Saturday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listed a few schemes for online platform workers and gig workers.
“Online platform workers or gig workers provide great dynamism to the new-age services economy. Our government will arrange for ID cards for them with registration on the e-Shram portal and give them health coverage. This will benefit 1 crore gig workers in the country,” said the Finance Minister.
Presenting her eighth consecutive Budget in Lok Sabha today, Sitharaman said that several studies have indicated the need for regulating the gig-based workers' economy.
Presenting her eighth consecutive Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of initiatives for the poor and marginalised sections including the gig workers. Her blueprint for ‘Viksit Bharat’ includes a social security plan for gig workers and a major thrust on addressing the educational gaps in government-run schools.
She announced that broadband connectivity will be provided in all government secondary schools, a move that will bring the students at par with their private counterparts and also open new vistas of opportunities for them.
"50,000 Atal tinkering labs will be set up in schools to foster curiosity and scientific temper. Broadband connectivity to be provided to all government secondary schools," she said.
“We propose to implement the Bharatiya Bhasha Pustak scheme, to help students understand subjects in their language,” she added.
The Finance Minister also spoke about the expansion capacity of higher education institutions.
The PM SVANidhi scheme, benefiting the street vendors, will also be revamped with enhanced loans from banks and UPI-linked credit cards with a Rs 30,000 limit.
Earlier, the Finance Minister reiterated the government's thrust on meeting and realising the aspirations of the GYAN (Garib, Yuva, Annadata and Nari Shakti) poor, farmers, women, and youth.
(With IANS inputs)
