New Delhi, May 29 -- The Indian gig economy is experiencing a massive revolving-door effect, with platforms witnessing an estimated 20% to 30% monthly worker churn due to the ultra-flexible nature of app-based labour.

Speaking exclusively to ANI, Nikhil Dahiya, Director of Public Policy at quick-commerce unicorn Zepto, flagged this high turnover as a definitive challenge for the industry. He emphasised that this volatile labour pattern highlights the urgent need to establish unified, structural social security nets for delivery partners.

"There's a significant amount of churn that keeps on happening. People keep on switching to multiple apps and there's also churn on account of natural phenomena. You can expect even 20 to 30 per cent ch...