On 20 November 2025, the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) unveiled a landmark white paper titled “Invisible in the Fine Print: Disability, Discrimination and Health
Who are Gig Workers and why do they need protection? Gig workers perform short-term, flexible jobs—like food delivery, ride-hailing, freelancing, or household services. India had 7.7 million gig workers in
The wait for insurance inclusivity. In February 2023, the regulator IRDAI had mandated Insurance companies to offer annual health coverage to disabled, HIV-positive and mentally disabled people. The regulator had
The National Insurance Act 1911 in the UK introduced the scheme of health insurance. It involved a tripartite structure, in which contributions for each insured person came from the insured person, the
