Overview

• The labour department has collected 66 recommendations from gig workers and platforms to shape Telangana’s draft policy.
• The proposed legislation includes creating a dedicated gig workers board and a state registration system for around 4–4.5 lakh workers.
• It would guarantee minimum wage standards and social security contributions for platform-based workers in Telangana.
• The draft draws on Karnataka and Rajasthan’s existing gig worker welfare frameworks to inform its institutional design.
• Labour Minister G. Vivek Venkata Swamy said the policy aims to serve as a national benchmark once tabled before the state cabinet.