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Govt to launch social security for gig workers, e-shram deadline set for June 22
The Business Guardian
|May 30, 2026
The government is moving to roll out social security benefits for gig and platform workers, including accident insurance, health coverage, maternity support and old-age protection, while pushing platform companies to integrate worker data with the e-Shram portal before the June 22 deadline, a senior Labour Ministry official said on Friday.
Addressing a stakeholders’ consultation on gig and platform workers at FICCI, Ashutosh Pednekar, Joint Secretary and Director General (Labour Welfare), Ministry of Labour and Employment, said the government is operationalising provisions under the Code on Social Security and setting up dedicated mechanisms for workers in the sector.
This story is from the May 30, 2026 edition of The Business Guardian.
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