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64% Population Now Under One Social Welfare Scheme, Up From 19% in '15
The New Indian Express Kollam
|June 12, 2025
The enormous achievement by India in covering over 94 crore people under social protection benefits garnered much appreciation during the International Labour Organisation (ILO) meeting in Geneva on Wednesday.
The enormous achievement by India in covering over 94 crore people under social protection benefits garnered much appreciation during the International Labour Organisation (ILO) meeting in Geneva on Wednesday. The organisation officially acknowledged the country's achievement and published it on its dashboard.
Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is leading an Indian delegation to Geneva from June 10-12 to participate in the 113th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) of the ILO.
This story is from the June 12, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kollam.
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