National social security board for gig workers soon, says Maharashtra Minister

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• Read | Karnataka notifies 1% welfare fee to be collected from aggregators for social security of gig workers The Centre has directed all States to follow and implement the provisions of the code, he said.
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• Fundkar was responding to a question by Congress MLA Hemant Ogle and a supplementary query from BJP's Atul Bhatkhalkar.
• "Gig and platform workers never had the status of workers and were considered business partners with delivery-based payments.
• For the first time, the social security code, which has been effective since November 2025, has defined the status of gig and platform workers," he said during the Question Hour.