Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a social security scheme for one crore gig workers engaged with online platforms and said the government will provide them identity cards and facilitate their registration on the e-Shram portal.
The move will help these platform workers get benefits of social welfare schemes run by various government agencies.
Presenting her eighth straight budget in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said, “Gig workers of online platforms provide great dynamism to the new-age services economy. Recognising their contribution, our government will arrange for their identity cards and registration on the e-Shram portal.”
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