Ministry of Labour and Employment Establishes National Social Security Board for Gig and Unorganized Workers

Key facts

• The Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified the National Social Security Board (NSSB) for unorganized, gig, and platform workers.
• The NSSB is established under the Code on Social Security, which came into force in November 2025.
• The NSSB is mandated to advise the Central Government on designing, implementing, and monitoring social welfare schemes for workers.
• The board's composition includes representatives from central and state governments, prominent aggregator companies, employers, civil society organizations, and workers' unions.
• The NSSB is required to meet at least thrice a year to deliberate on policies related to these workers.
• The Social Security Code merges nine existing Social Security Acts into a single framework to ensure universal social protection for all workers.
• The Social Security Code promotes ease of doing business through digital records, decriminalization, and a technology-driven inspector cum facilitator system.