The government is bringing at least 25 crore unorgansied sector workers under the social security net in the next five years, as part of its plan to extend old-age pension, health insurance, disability aids and a host of other social security benefits to all sections, including gig, platform and migrant workers, under the recently-passed Social Security Code.
Only a tenth of the country’s estimated 50 crore working population now comes under some sort of social security cover.
Labour secretary Apurva Chandra said a portal is being developed by the government in which unorganised sector workers will get themselves registered on the basis of self-certification through a simple procedure using Aadhaar. All social security schemes and benefits will flow through the portal. It will also capture the skill set and other details of the unorganised sector workers, he said.
Source: Financial Express
