Gig workers may get social security benefits through 2% transaction levy on businesses

New Delhi: The government is considering a levy of 2% per transaction, instead of on total turnover, on aggregators to fund social security benefits for more than 12 million gig and platform workers.

The National Social Security Board, set up last week to finalise the scheme and oversee its implementation, will meet in the second half of this month to take a final call on the contours of the scheme.