Overview
- Eligibility would require at least 90 days with one aggregator or 120 days across multiple platforms in the previous financial year, with any income counting as a day and same-day work for several apps counted as multiple days.
- Aadhaar-linked registration is mandated for workers aged 16 and above, aggregators must upload worker data to a central portal to generate a universal account number, and eligible workers would receive digital or physical ID cards integrated with e-Shram and Ayushman Bharat.
- Covered benefits include health, life and personal accident insurance, with potential pension eligibility later through contributions to a Social Security Fund; aggregators that delay contributions would owe 1% monthly interest under the draft.
- The draft creates a National Social Security Board with government-nominated representatives from unorganised worker and employer bodies to assess the workforce and recommend policy, and it requires aggregators to submit worker details periodically while clarifying inclusion of third‑party engagements.
- The notification dated Dec. 30 is open for feedback—30 days for the Industrial Relations Code and 45 days for the other codes—with state rules to follow, and it was released as unions reported a Dec. 31 strike even as platforms reported minimal disruption and record New Year’s Eve orders.