Rahul Gandhi announces Telangana’s gig worker welfare package, details insurance & payment benefits

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, at the launch of the Telangana Gig Workers’ Social Security and Welfare Scheme in Hyderabad, outlined the state government’s measures to support gig workers. The package includes ₹5 lakh accident insurance and ₹10 lakh health insurance, along with 1% of every transaction to be credited towards gig workers’ welfare through the state gig workers’ board. He also announced Wi-Fi-enabled rest zones across Hyderabad and other cities in Telangana. Rahul Gandhi contrasted the Congress’s approach with the BJP-RSS ideology, accusing it of favouring companies and billionaires over workers.