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The Karnataka authorities connected January 27, 2026, issued a notification constituting the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Development Board nether sections of the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare Development) Act, 2025.
According to the notification, the Labour Minister volition beryllium the ex-officio President of the Board. Senior officials from the Labour Department, the Department of Information Technology and the Commercial Taxes Department person been included arsenic ex-officio members. The Chief Executive Officer of the Board volition relation arsenic the Member Secretary.
The Board includes 4 representatives of gig workers from unions representing nutrient transportation and app-based transport workers, and 4 representatives from aggregator platforms. Representatives from Porter, Zomato, Uber and Amazon person been named arsenic aggregator members. The committee besides includes labour unions including United Food Delivery Partners Union, the Indian Federation of App Based Transport Workers, All India Trader Union Congress (AITUC), and Ola Uber Drivers and Owners Association.
The constitution of the Board follows the State government’s determination to determination up with the implementation of payment measures for gig workers done a dedicated statutory body.
The State has decided to levy a payment interest of 1% to 1.5%, with a cap, connected aggregator platforms, with the complaint varying crossed sectors and concern models. Labour Minister Santosh Lad had said the levy was kept debased initially to guarantee a dependable payment money for gig workers without placing an contiguous fiscal load connected platforms.
Officials had besides said that erstwhile contributions statesman to travel into the payment fund, the Board volition measure whether the collections are capable to widen societal information benefits to gig workers. The payment interest whitethorn beryllium revised, up to a maximum of 5%, if the funds are recovered to beryllium inadequate.
