India, March 14 -- Tamil Nadu finance minister Thangam Thenarasu announced while presenting the state's budget for financial year 2025-26 that the government will offer Rs.20,000 to gig workers to aid them in buying electric scooters.

Thousands of gig workers employed with e-commerce platforms like Zomato, Swiggy, Zepto and Blinkit use electric scooters, or e-scooters, to deliver orders.

Thenarasu said the state government is also introducing an insurance scheme for nearly 1.5 lakh workers to offer them and their family financial protection in the event of an accidental death or disability.

"A new scheme will be launched.to provide a subsidy of Rs.20,000 each to 2,000 internet-based service workers to buy a new e-scooter," Reuters quot...