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New Delhi Feb. 25. The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, today launched the national social security number, initiated by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation, and said that social security for the organised and unorganised sectors would continue to be the Government's priority.

``Social security to the organised and unorganised sector will continue to be the priority of Government even in this era of liberalisation,'' he said here. Considering the need for social security based on the Second Labour Commission report, Mr. Kalam said ``an umbrella legislation is being finalised.

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