gig workers

Hyderabad, March 30 – The Telangana Assembly passed two key bills on Monday: one aimed at ensuring social security for gig workers and the other to protect lawyers.The Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, and the Telangana Advocates...

Hyderabad, March 30 The Telangana Legislative Assembly passed a bill on Monday aimed at the welfare of gig workers.State Labour Minister G Vivek Venkatswamy, who moved the Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, said that Congress leader...

Hyderabad, March 29 The Congress government in the state introduced the "Telangana Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2026" in the Legislative Assembly on Sunday, proposing a maximum jail term of 10 years for related offenses.If passed, Telangana would become the second state after...

New Delhi, March 25 The Delhi Budget for 2026-27 has nearly tripled the allocation for the tourism sector, Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra said on Wednesday, highlighting increased funding for cultural programs and public amenities across the city.Announcing the budget on Tuesday, Chief Minister...

New Delhi, March 24 Highlighting the daily hardships faced by gig workers, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday that the Delhi government will establish rest facilities attached to Atal Canteens, providing them with a place to eat, recharge, and take breaks during long working hours...

New Delhi, March 24 Highlighting the daily hardships faced by gig workers, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta stated on Tuesday that the Delhi government would establish rest facilities attached to Atal Canteens, providing them with a place to eat, recharge, and take breaks during long work hours...

Hyderabad, March 23 The Telangana Cabinet on Monday decided to appoint a ministerial subcommittee to draft the framework for the 'Rohith Vemula Act', aimed at addressing caste discrimination in educational institutions, sources said.In a move to ensure social security for senior citizens, the...

New Delhi, March 13 CPI(M) General Secretary M A Baby wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, demanding strict action against hoarders and those selling cylinders at inflated prices, over the current "crisis" in cooking gas.Baby also urged the prime minister to reconsider New Delhi's...

New Delhi, March 12 As many as 31 crore unorganized workers have enrolled in different sectors and have been brought under various social security schemes, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.Responding to supplementary queries during Question Hour, Minister of Labour and...

Mumbai, March 2 The Maharashtra Transporters Action Committee (M-TAC), representing truckers, private bus operators, as well as taxi and auto-rickshaw unions, reiterated its call for an indefinite statewide agitation starting March 5.As part of the strike, school buses, contract carriage...

Mumbai, February 28 Maharashtra Labour Minister Akash Fundkar said on Saturday that the Centre has introduced a social security code for gig and platform workers, with provisions for establishing a national social security board to ensure their welfare.The minister informed the legislative...

New Delhi, February 27 The government on Friday released the new series of Annual and Quarterly National Accounts or GDP estimates, with a base year of 2022–23, replacing the previous series with a base year of 2011–12.Here is a quick guide to the fundamental terms used to measure India's...

Union Labour and Employment Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya stated today that the government is fully committed to providing gig and platform workers with a secure, dignified, and improved work environment. He made this statement while addressing the "Powering Inclusive Growth" conference held in...

New Delhi, February 18 Companies are facing challenges related to hiring, with the discrepancy rate in resumes reaching as high as 5 per cent for recruitment in the first half of fiscal 2025-26, according to a report.The report, titled 'Workforce Fraud Files – H1 FY26,' by business...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 16 The Congress decided on Monday to conduct house-to-house visits at the booth level across Kerala from February 20 to 28 as part of its campaign for the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections.The decision was taken at a KPCC leadership meeting held here.The...

New Delhi, February 16 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that class and caste-based discrimination are deeply ingrained in the gig sector, and he alleged that the BJP governments in various states and at the Centre are turning a blind eye to this injustice, with neither strong laws in place nor...

New Delhi, February 13 TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien on Friday urged the government to introduce a legally binding minimum wage for workers across all sectors.Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the House, the TMC MP said that one in three young people are unemployed, and there is no...