India, May 30 -- The number of gig workers in India could reach 2.5 crore by the end of the decade, and the Government is in consultation with fund managers to bring social security schemes for them, a labour ministry official said on Friday.

At present, the country has around 1 crore gig workers, including those engaged with app-based food delivery and ride-hailing platforms.

The Government is collecting the workforce data, and all these platforms have to update their workers' details on the labour ministry's e-Shram portal by June 22, said Ashutosh A T Pednekar, Joint Secretary and Director General (Labour Welfare).

"A huge part of our workforce is now getting absorbed in the gig and platform economy, and the potential is immense. To...