Purpose:
👉 To provide social security and welfare benefits to gig and platform workers (such as delivery partners, ride-hailing drivers, freelancers, etc.) working in the unorganised digital economy.
🔑 Key Features
National Registration:
Workers register on the e-Shram portal and receive a Universal Account Number (UAN).
Social Security Coverage:
Access to health insurance under PM-JAY, accident insurance, and other welfare benefits.
Identity & Portability:
Issuance of ID cards ensuring nationwide portability of benefits.
Data-Driven Policy:
Creation of a national database of gig and platform workers for targeted welfare delivery.
Shared Responsibility:
Welfare funded through government support and possible platform aggregator contributions.
🎯 Beneficiaries
Gig workers (freelancers, short-term contract workers)
Platform workers (ride-sharing, food delivery, e-commerce logistics, etc.)
Workers in the unorganised and digital economy
📈 Why it is Important
Recognises gig workers as a distinct workforce category
Provides social protection to a previously unprotected group
Reduces income insecurity and vulnerability
Supports inclusive growth and labour formalisation
