Hyderabad, March 23 -- The Telangana Cabinet has approved the draft Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2025, during a meeting held on Monday, March 23.

According to a NITI Aayog report, Telangana has around 3 lakh gig and platform workers engaged in sectors such as transport, delivery, home services and logistics.

The key features of the Bill include providing legal recognition for gig workers by issuing them identity cards, which will make them eligible for state welfare schemes and protections.

The Bill intends to provide social security and welfare for the gig and platform workers by establishing a 20-member multi-stakeholder board chaired by Labour Minister G Vivek Venkatswamy. Th...