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The policy will consider unique IDs for gig workers and mandate aggregators' contributions towards workers' health and pension security.ANI..
The ministry of labour and employment hopes to put in place a policy for social security benefits to gig and platform workers by February next year and will launch a module on the e-Shram portal on Monday to facilitate enrollment of platform workers by their aggregators...
The ministry hopes to put in place a policy to give social security to all platform workers before the Union Budget next year, the source said, adding the benefits could include health security and pension security...
Earlier in the day, labour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya met the employees association of platform and gig workers and sought their views on the social security benefits needed for the sector...
According to a statement issued by the ministry, secretary directed development of a standard operating procedure (SOP) or manual in the form of guidelines containing the different categories of unorganised workers and matching them with bucket of central and state welfare schemes i.e., Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) etc. under which they can be given coverage of social security for life insurance, health benefits, pension, housing, education and other benefits...
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