New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Online platforms such as Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon and Flipkart are likely to see increased interest for delivery-partner and warehouse-worker jobs as the Union Budget has proposed formalising the gig economy, industry executives told Mint.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget speech on Saturday that gig workers would be provided health insurance under the government's flagship Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). Currently, the National Health Authority (NHA) implements the world's largest health insurance scheme, which provides health cover of Rs.5 lakh per family per year. Under the terms of AB-PMJAY, there is no waiting period and no restrictions on pre-existing h...