Bhubaneswar: While Senior Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati urged the state government to continue health insurance for journalists, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi has cleared the air regarding the same.
CM Majhi has stated that no plans to stop the insurance scheme has been discussed yet and announcements regarding the same will be made soon.
The renewal of Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana ends in on 31st of August 2024. Since 2018, the government has been providing health insurance of Rs 5 lakh to working journalists and their families in the state.
Every year in August before the insurance expires, journalists get a renewed card for the next year. But after the change of government this year, the card renewal process has not been done sparking resentment among working journalists as there is no proposed expenditure for Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana in this year’s budget.
