Social Security Schemes for Gig and Platform Workers: Welfare Benefits and e-Shram Integration

Exam-focused facts from the 1 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) is operationalising provisions under the Code on Social Security to provide benefits for gig and platform workers.
The government has approved the operationalisation of the National Social Security Board for Gig and Platform Workers to focus on welfare measures for the sector.
A Social Security Fund is being operationalised to finance benefits including accidental coverage, old age protection, health benefits, maternity benefits, cash benefits, educational loans, and funeral expenses.
Platform companies have been directed to integrate their aggregator databases with the e-Shram portal by a deadline of June 22.
The gig economy currently employs approximately one crore workers, with the potential to reach 2.5 crores by the end of the decade.