Constituted by the Union Ministry of Labour & Employment and state governments, will design Social Security model with a focus on unorganised workers, including gig and platform workers.
- Each committee will comprise five States.
- Also, ministry is proposed to developing a dedicated social security and welfare scheme for gig and platform workers.
Social security and Need of Comprehensive Plan for it
- Definition: Includes measures of protection afforded to employees to ensure access to health care and to provide income security, particularly in cases of old age, unemployment, sickness, and invalidity, and work injury.
- Need:
- Majority of people are engaged in Unorganised Sector: Comprises about 94% of the workforce.
- Workers in this sector often lack protection under social security laws.
- Changing family structure: Historically, India's joint family system served as a social safety net for its members however in recent times it is changing.
- Other: Jobless Growth & Automation Impact, etc.
- Majority of people are engaged in Unorganised Sector: Comprises about 94% of the workforce.
Current Mechanism of Social Security System in India
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