Government sets up Social Security Board for gig and unorganised workers
The Labour Ministry has set up a National Social Security Board for gig and platform workers, and the notice sets no new filing or payment duty for businesses.
- Document
- Press releases
- Dated
- 30 Oct 2026
- Effective
- Not stated
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The short version
- The Labour Ministry has formally set up a National Social Security Board.
- The Union Labour Minister chairs the Board.
- Members include government, aggregator, employer, union and worker-group representatives.
- The Board's job is to recommend and monitor welfare schemes for these workers.
- The Board must meet at least three times a year.
In short
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has set up a National Social Security Board for gig, platform and unorganised workers under the Code on Social Security. The Code on Social Security is one of India's labour codes, and it covers benefits for workers. This is a government press release, issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). The Board is meant to advise the government on welfare schemes for these workers and to check how existing schemes are run.
What has changed
How it worked before
This is a new body. The notice does not describe any earlier board of this kind.
What has changed
A formal Board now exists under the Code on Social Security. It will recommend new welfare schemes to the Central Government and monitor existing ones. It must meet at least three times a year. The Central Government will set the rules for how its meetings are run. The notice sets no new filing, payment or compliance duty for businesses.
Who this affects
Gig workers, platform workers and unorganised workers are the people the Board is meant to help. Aggregator companies (businesses that connect workers with customers through an app or platform) and employers may also sit on the Board.
What you should do
No action is needed now. If you run an app or platform, or employ gig workers, you can watch for scheme recommendations from the Board. The notice does not say when those will come.
If you do nothing
Nothing happens to you because of this notice alone. It sets no deadline, fee or penalty. The Board's recommendations only lead to schemes if the Central Government frames them, and the notice does not say when that will happen.
The terms explained
- Code on Social Security
- One of India's labour laws, covering benefits such as insurance and pensions for workers.
- gig worker
- A person who takes short-term work through an app or online platform, rather than holding a regular job.
- aggregator
- A company that connects workers with customers through its app or online platform.
- Central Government
- The national government of India, as distinct from the state governments.
The original document
| Issued by | PIB |
|---|---|
| Document | Press releases |
| Full title | Government notifies National Social Security Board for Unorganised Workers and Gig & Platform Workers under the Labour Codes |
| Issued on | 30 October 2026 |
| Effective | Not stated |
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