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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her Budget speech that the government will provide ID cards to gig workers and offer them access to healthcare via a social security scheme. The government plans to invest in street vendors, online, and urban workers. Gig workers on online platforms will receive identity cards and registration on the e-Shram portal.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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