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Gig Workers’ Welfare Board - Karnataka
February 3 , 2026
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- Karnataka has set up the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Development Board in January 2026.
- It was setup under the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare Development) Act, 2025.
- It is headed by the Labour Minister as ex officio president and includes senior officials, four gig worker representatives, and four aggregator representatives (Zomato, Uber, Ola, Amazon).
- All aggregators and gig workers in Karnataka must register with the board, and each worker receives a unique ID for social security benefits.
- Karnataka levies a welfare fee of 1%–1.5% on aggregator platforms, adjustable up to 5% if funds are insufficient.
- Tamil Nadu created India’s first gig workers’ welfare board.
- The Tamil Nadu Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Board was formally established in December 2023.
- It was set up under the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Work) Act, 1982, to provide basic social security benefits.
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