Overview
- Draft rules set eligibility at 90 days with a single aggregator or 120 cumulative days across platforms within a financial year.
- Each calendar day a worker earns counts as one engagement per aggregator, so work on multiple apps the same day counts as multiple days.
- Workers aged 16 and above must register via Aadhaar on a central portal to receive a universal account number and an identity card, with coverage linked to schemes such as Ayushman Bharat.
- Eligible workers would receive health, life and personal accident insurance, with potential pension access later based on contributions by platforms and workers.
- The notification dated December 30 is out for feedback, outlines a National Social Security Board with worker and employer representatives, sets loss of eligibility at age 60 or if prior-year thresholds are not met, and is cited in reports as targeting possible rollout from April 2026.