Odisha governor Raghubar Das (File photo)

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha governor Raghubar Das has assured a delegation of journalists to write to chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the portfolio of Information and Public Relations, for the renewal of the Gopabandhu Health Insurance scheme for the journalists.
The government has been providing health insurance coverage up to Rs 5 lakh for working journalists and their family members since 2018.
Every year the health insurance is renewed in August before the expiry of the scheme and new health insurance cards are issued for the next year.
This year the insurance has not yet been renewed and the scheme is going to be expired on August 31.
Meeting the governor journalists also appraised him about the situation and requested to include the parents of the journalist under the scheme. As many as 8717 journalists and their family members are being benefitted by the scheme.
The Governor assured the journalists to discuss the issue with the chief minister and take necessary steps, informed senior Journalist Pradyumna Mohanty, who was part of the delegation.