Overview
- Ministers approved the draft Telangana Gig and Platform Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025, with the bill set to be introduced in the Winter Session of the Assembly.
- Workers would receive legal recognition through self-registration, while platforms must share worker databases within 60 days and aggregators must register within 45 days once the law takes effect.
- The draft creates a Gig Workers Welfare Fund financed by an aggregator welfare fee, government grants, CSR donations and individual contributions, with a digital verification system to track payments.
- Platforms would be required to disclose how algorithms affect job assignments, incentives and ratings, and to communicate key terms in languages workers understand.
- A grievance framework includes a government grievance officer, platform-level committees for firms with over 100 workers and an appellate authority led by the deputy commissioner of labour, with fines on aggregators starting at ₹50,000 for violations.