New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- The Centre on Friday notified the constitution of the "National Social Security Board for Unorganised Workers and Gig and Platform Workers", bringing gig and platform workers within the institutional framework for social security policy.

The board will be chaired by the Union labour and employment minister and include representatives of the central and state governments, aggregator companies, employers, civil society organisations, workers' unions and associations representing gig and platform workers, a release said.

Established under the statutory framework of the Code on Social Security, this marks a historic shift by integrating digital gig and platform professionals into India's formal welfare architecture, th...