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NITI Aayog on gig workforce
July 2 , 2022
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- NITI Aayog has recommended steps to provide social security for the country’s gig workforce.
- It is expected to grow to 2.35 crore by 2029-30.
- According to a study released by NITI Aayog, the number of gig workers is estimated to be 77 lakhs in 2020-21.
- The report broadly classified gig workers into Platform workers and non-platform gig workers.
- Platform workers are those whose work is based on online software applications or digital platforms.
- Non-platform gig workers are generally casual wage workers and own-account workers in the conventional sectors, working part-time or full-time.
- NITI Aayog recommended introducing a ‘Platform India initiative’ on the lines of the ‘Startup India Initiative’.
- It proposed to provide incentives for companies having one-third of their workforce people with disabilities and women.
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