Expanding the Safety Net

The Code on Social Security, 2020 ("Code") marks a significant step in consolidating and modernising India's fragmented social security framework. Of particular importance are its provisions addressing unorganised workers, gig workers, and platform workers, segments that have historically remained outside formal welfare structures despite constituting a substantial portion of the workforce. By enabling the formulation of targeted welfare schemes, mandating…

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