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Das demands pension for Odisha journalists

Bhubaneswar, Dec 11 (UNI) BJD MLA Goutam Buddha Das on Wednesday raised the demand in Odisha Assembly for pension and increased health coverage for journalists.
Raising the issue during zero hour, Das also demanded the government include the parents of the journalists under the scheme.
He said the BJD government had launched the health insurance scheme for journalists.
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