New Delhi, May 29 -- The government is moving to roll out social security benefits for gig and platform workers, including accident insurance, health coverage, maternity support and old-age protection, while pushing platform companies to integrate worker data with the e-Shram portal before the June 22 deadline, a senior Labour Ministry official said on Friday.

Addressing a stakeholders' consultation on gig and platform workers at FICCI, Ashutosh Pednekar, Joint Secretary and Director General (Labour Welfare), Ministry of Labour and Employment, said the government is operationalising provisions under the Code on Social Security and setting up dedicated mechanisms for workers in the sector.

"At this point of time, almost about one crore w...