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In a decisive determination to support the rapidly expanding gig workforce, the Telangana Assembly connected Monday (March 30, 2026) passed The Telangana Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, giving platform-based workers for the archetypal clip a clear societal information model and statutory safeguards.
Replying to the questions raised by the members regarding the Bills successful the Assembly, Labour and Employment Minister G. Vivek Venkataswamy said the authorities had crafted the legislation aft extended consultations with workers and companies. He told the House that 5 rounds of meetings were held with aggregators and respective nonstop interactions were conducted with gig workers to recognize outgo issues, bid allotment concerns and deficiency of extortion successful emergencies. “If gig workers are not taken attraction of, penalties volition beryllium imposed connected aggregators,” the Minister warned, adding that the authorities “firmly stands with the workers”.
The Bill establishes a Social Security and Welfare Board to registry gig workers, with practice of women and persons with disabilities. Every idiosyncratic volition person a unsocial recognition fig enabling nonstop entree to authorities schemes.
In a large structural shift, aggregators — including delivery, ride-hailing and work apps — indispensable lend 1 to 2% of their transaction worth to a State-managed payment fund. The corpus volition enactment insurance, mishap cover, pension and maternity benefits.
The instrumentality besides introduces a beardown grievance redressal system, creating platform-level committees and district-level ailment mechanisms to support workers from abrupt termination oregon outgo stoppages. For the archetypal time, companies volition beryllium required to support afloat transparency successful bid allocation and outgo calculations. Arbitrary complaint cuts volition pull penalties.
