India, March 28 -- In a move to boost the welfare of gig workers, the government is reportedly planning to introduce a pension scheme requiring platform aggregators to contribute 2% of each worker's income.

As per a Business Standard report, all major platform aggregators such as Swiggy, Zomato, Binkit and Uber may be asked to make the contribution to the pension fund.

Under the scheme which may be revealed in the next two-three weeks, the pension amount will be deposited into the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) accounts of the gig workers.

"This amount will not be inclusive of their incomes. It will be over and above that. A platform aggregator will collect the amount and deposit it with the EPFO into the account of the wo...