Bhubaneswar, Aug 20: Senior Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati on Tuesday urged the state government to continue health insurance for journalists.
Raising several issues faced by journalists in the assembly, Bahinipati urged the BJP government to continue the Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana for working journalists that the BJD government implemented.
He also demanded the coverage be increased to Rs 20 lakh from the existing Rs 5 lakh per year.