The Congress would take to poll-bound Madhya Pradesh and is likely to include in its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections its promise to provide a legal framework ensuring social security to the country's increasing numbers of gig workers.
The party's governments in Karnataka and Rajasthan have introduced social security measures for such workers. The party believes the measures are humane, far-reaching and politically astute too because millions are estimated to join the ranks of gig workers because of the lack of jobs in the organised sector.
According to a Niti Aayog estimate, there are 7.7 million gig workers