Bengaluru, Aug. 19 -- Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad introduced the gig workers' welfare bill in the legislative session of the Assembly on Tuesday. After explaining, he stated that those working on digital platforms are gig workers. It includes food items, e-market, professional, transport, and health services.

"This new concept has come to the country," he said, "Such an act is already in force in foreign countries. This commerce platform is growing year by year," the Minister Lad added.

According to NITI Aayog, 23.5 million workers will come under its purview. "There are 4 lakh gig workers in Karnataka. Out of them, some own two-wheelers, rickshaws, and cars," he stated.

The bill aims to introduce transparency in the system o...