Lok Sabha Question No. 1429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: Social Security Benefits to Gig Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1429

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026

## SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO GIG WORKERS

1429. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of any social security benefits that have actually been disbursed to gig  or  platform  workers  under  the  Code  on  Social Security so far;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  number  of  beneficiaries,  the  type  of  benefits provided (health, accident, disability, old-age) and the timeline for operationalising each category of benefit;
- (c) the details of the aggregators that have begun contributing 1 to 2 per cent of their annual turnover to the Social Security Fund as mandated  and  if  not,  the  reasons  for  the  delay  and  action proposed; and
- (d) the details of the number of gig and platform workers registered on  the  social  security  portal  notified  under  the  Social  Security Code 2020 and the number of those workers found eligible and ineligible due to the 90-days or 120-days limit?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (d): For  the  first  time the  definition  of  'gig  workers'  and 'platform  workers'  and  provisions  related  to  the  same  have  been provided in the Code on Social Security, 2020 which has come into force on 21.11.2025.

The Code provides for framing of suitable social security measures for gig workers and platform workers on matters relating to life and disability cover, accident insurance, health and maternity benefits, old age protection, etc. The Code provides for setting up of

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a Social Security Fund to finance these welfare schemes for which one of the sources is contribution from aggregators between 1 to 2% of annual turnover of an aggregator subject to the limit of 5% of the amount paid or payable by an aggregator to such workers. The Code also has provisions to constitute a National Social Security Board for the purposes of the welfare of gig workers and platform workers.

The  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  had  launched eShram  portal  on  26.08.2021  for  creation  of  a  Comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers including platform workers, migrant workers, etc. The eShram portal is meant to register and support the unorganised workers by providing them a Universal Account Number (UAN) on a self-declaration basis. The Ministry of Labour and Employment has also launched the eShram'One -StopSolution' that entails integration of different social security/welfare schemes at single portal i.e., eShram. This is envisaged to enable unorganised workers registered on e-Shram to access social security schemes and see benefits availed by them so far, through eShram. The  State-wise  number  of  platform  workers  registered  on  eShram portal  is  at  Annexure-A.  Details  of  platform  workers  registered  on eShram portal and enrolled under different social security schemes is at Annexure-B.

The  Ministry  has  notified  draft  Code  on  Social  Security (Central)  Rules,  2025  on  30.12.2025  which  also  include  eligibility criteria  in  terms  of  their  engagement  with  single  or  multiple aggregators  and  establishment  and  administration  of  the  Social Security  Fund,  for  inviting  objections  and  suggestions  from  the stakeholders before finalization.

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## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1429 for 09.02.2026 regarding 'Social Security Benefits to Gig Workers'

State-wise number of platform workers registered on the eShram portal (as on 02.02.2026)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT                                     | Registration Count   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 195                  |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                               | 39,233               |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 692                  |
|         4 | Assam                                        | 27,610               |
|         5 | Bihar                                        | 1,10,091             |
|         6 | Chandigarh                                   | 2,671                |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                                 | 6,147                |
|         8 | Delhi                                        | 49,672               |
|         9 | Goa                                          | 924                  |
|        10 | Gujarat                                      | 35,023               |
|        11 | Haryana                                      | 20,433               |
|        12 | Himachal Pradesh                             | 1,873                |
|        13 | Jammu And Kashmir                            | 3,512                |
|        14 | Jharkhand                                    | 16,003               |
|        15 | Karnataka                                    | 38,002               |
|        16 | Kerala                                       | 11,231               |
|        17 | Ladakh                                       | 48                   |
|        18 | Lakshadweep                                  | 4                    |
|        19 | Madhya Pradesh                               | 34,952               |
|        20 | Maharashtra                                  | 1,35,393             |
|        21 | Manipur                                      | 696                  |
|        22 | Meghalaya                                    | 815                  |
|        23 | Mizoram                                      | 147                  |
|        24 | Nagaland                                     | 570                  |
|        25 | Odisha                                       | 16,889               |
|        26 | Pondicherry                                  | 479                  |
|        27 | Puducherry                                   | 8                    |
|        28 | Punjab                                       | 15,363               |
|        29 | Rajasthan                                    | 38,560               |
|        30 | Sikkim                                       | 321                  |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu                                   | 32,148               |
|        32 | Telangana                                    | 30,069               |
|        33 | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 137                  |
|        34 | Tripura                                      | 2,064                |
|        35 | Uttar Pradesh                                | 1,31,338             |
|        36 | Uttarakhand                                  | 6,209                |
|        37 | West Bengal                                  | 54,968               |

## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1429 for 09.02.2026 regarding 'Social Security Benefits to Gig Workers'

Details of platform workers registered on eShram portal and enrolled under different social security schemes as on 02.02.2026 is as under:

|   Sl.No. | Schemes                                                                      | Enrollments   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|        1 | One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC)                                           | 5,67,625      |
|        2 | Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PMSVANidhi)                 | 15,722        |
|        3 | Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-GRAM G) | 58,735        |
|        4 | Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G)                                 | 7,523         |
|        5 | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)                    | 191           |
|        6 | Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)                         | 480           |
|        7 | Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U)                                  | 2,972         |
|        8 | Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)                                 | 47            |
|        9 | Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)                             | 23,825        |
|       10 | Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)                                  | 1,28,863      |
|       11 | Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB- PMJAY)               | 1,42,270      |
|       12 | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)                                 | 50,155        |
|       13 | Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandna Yojana (PMMVY)                                   | 3,636         |

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