Haryana to form welfare board for gig workers: Dushyant Chautala

The Haryana Government is soon going to establish a state-level board dedicated to the social and economic security of gig workers involved in delivering goods, services, and food at the doorstep.

The government will present a bill for consideration in the upcoming cabinet meeting titled The Haryana Gig Workers Welfare Board Bill-2024.

Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday engaged in discussions regarding this proposal with representatives from various service-providing companies, officials from industrial and commercial organizations, and senior administrative officials from departments such as labor, transport, taxation, etc in Gurugram.

During the meeting, the Deputy Chief Minister highlighted that the unorganized service sector in Haryana comprises approximately 52.70 lakh workers, engaged with e-commerce giants such as Zomato, Ola, Uber, Swiggy, Flipkart, Amazon, etc.

The government's proposal involves establishing a dedicated welfare board for these mobility workers, akin to those for building construction workers. He proposed referring to them as "mobility workers" instead of “gig workers” and emphasized the potential benefits of creating a board for them.

Such a board could offer financial assistance to these workers or their families in unforeseen circumstances. The Deputy Chief Minister mentioned the Government of India's initiative, the e-Shram portal, for worker registration.