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Big Update for Gig Workers: Govt drafts new rules, here's how it will affect Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, Zepto agents

The Indian government has proposed that gig and platform workers must work for at least 90 days with an aggregator in a financial year to be eligible for social security benefits. In the new Social Security Code draft under Code on Social Security, 2020, one of the four Labour Codes, released for public comments, the government has proposed that if a worker is engaged with multiple aggregators, this period extends to 120 days. The proposed rules also state that workers will be considered engaged from the day they start earning income, regardless of the amount.