Rahul Gandhi launches Gig Workers' Welfare Scheme in Telangana, promises insurance, pension benefits and rest zones

New Delhi, Nov 14 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched the Telangana Gig Workers' Social Security and Welfare Scheme in Hyderabad, promising a comprehensive social security framework, accident and health insurance, financial protection, pension-related benefits and greater control over personal work-related data for platform-based workers. Describing gig workers as the backbone of the digital economy, he said the Congress government in Telangana was committed to making them partners in economic development rather than leaving them at the mercy of large corporations and digital platforms. Addressing a gathering of gig workers at the…