Gig Workers Get Social Security Boost: New Rules Mandate Benefits After 90 Days

• Central government introduces new draft rules under the Social Security Code for gig and platform workers.
• Workers active on a platform for 90 days (or 120 days for multiple platforms) will be eligible for social security benefits.
• Benefits include health, life, and accident insurance, and enrollment under the Ayushman Bharat scheme.
• The rules clarify how workdays are counted, treating multiple platform activities on a single day as separate working days.
• This move follows nationwide protests by gig worker unions demanding improved wages and welfare benefits.

Why It Matters: India's gig workers to receive social security benefits after 90 days under new draft government rules.