Centre forms Social Security Board to frame welfare schemes for gig, platform workers

The Centre has notified the constitution of the National Social Security Board for Unorganised Workers and Gig and Platform Workers to design, monitor and recommend targeted welfare schemes aimed at extending social security benefits to India’s informal workforce.

The Ministry of Labour and Employment, in a statement, said the Board has been constituted under the statutory framework of the Code on Social Security, marking a step towards integrating gig and platform workers into India’s formal welfare architecture.