Budget 2025: Govt’s steps for gig workers ‘half-hearted’, India needs social security architecture, says Congress

The Congress party criticised the government’s recent steps toward supporting gig workers, calling them “half-hearted” and insufficient. The party argued that India needs a comprehensive national legal and social security framework for gig workers.

The remarks came after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a social security scheme for one crore gig workers engaged with online platforms.