Centre pushes Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto to wire gig workers into e-Shram by June 22 for welfare rollout
Government is mandating aggregators integrate worker data with e-Shram ahead of a social security scheme covering accident insurance, health, maternity and pension. Targets 1 crore workers initially, scaling to 2.5 crore by decade-end—adding compliance load and cost pressure for quick-commerce and food delivery platforms.
Centre is rolling out social security benefits—accident insurance, health, maternity, pension—for gig and platform workers, urging aggregators like Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto to integrate worker data with e-Shram portal by June 22 ahead of welfare scheme launch.