India's Ministry of Labour & Employment announced on 30 October 2026 the official constitution of the National Social Security Board for Unorganised Workers and Gig & Platform Workers, established under the statutory framework of the Code on Social Security. The notification formalises the integration of digital gig and platform professionals into the country's welfare system alongside traditional unorganised workers.

The Board will be presided over by the Union Minister for Labour & Employment and will draw its membership from Central and State Governments, prominent aggregator companies, employers, civil society organisations, workers' unions, and gig and platform associations. It is mandated to design, monitor, and recommend targeted welfare schemes aimed at closing the social security gap for workers in India's informal and platform-based economy.

According to the Ministry, the Board is assigned six core functions: recommending to the Central Government suitable schemes for different sections of unorganised, gig, and platform workers; advising the government on matters arising from the administration of the Code; monitoring centrally administered social welfare schemes for these worker categories; reviewing record-keeping functions at the State level; reviewing expenditure from the relevant fund and account; and carrying out any additional functions assigned by the Central Government from time to time.

The Board is required to convene at least three times per year, with its meetings governed by rules of procedure as prescribed by the Central Government.

The Ministry described the move as a historic shift, saying it brings digital gig and platform professionals into India's formal welfare architecture for the first time under a unified statutory framework. The multi-stakeholder composition of the Board — spanning government, industry aggregators, employers, and worker representatives — is intended to ensure that scheme recommendations reflect the diversity of the informal workforce the body is designed to serve.

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