Labour and Employment Minister Mr Mallik Arjun Kharge has said that hire and fire policy in the manufacturing units will not be allowed. In an exclusive interview to All India Radio, Kharge said that that hire and fire policy will create disturbance in industry and ultimately result in hampering production. He said that there is a need for a balance so that the interest of the labour is protected and at the same time manufacturing units do not suffer from lack of cooperation from the workers. Kharge said the Government had initiated various schemes for the welfare of the workers of the unorganised sector and they have started showing good results. He said more than 2 crore 34 lakh smart cards for providing health insurance had been issued. He said that the cabinet also approved on Thursday the proposal to cover NREGA workers under the Health insurance scheme. Kharge, however, agreed that a lot more is till needs to be done for the unorganised sector and expressed concern over outsourcing and contract system where a number of people are resorting to exploitation.