01240nam a22001457a 4500999001900000008004100019100005700060245010500117260003300222300003400255520065700289773003300946942000700979952010800986  c533791d533791260624b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a Mahapatra, Sushanta Kumar, and Meher, Madan 961318  aWelfare fees, welfare boards and platform capture in India’s Gig economy: The Karnataka experiment  aEconomic & Political Weekly   a 61(23), Jun 6, 2026: p.27-29  aWhile Karnataka’s Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025 aims to formalise precarious labour and guarantee insurance, pensions, and grievance mechanisms, its real-world impact remains uncertain. Platforms may shift the levy to workers via lower commissions or to consumers through higher prices, and compliance costs may disadvantage smaller aggregators, reinforcing market concentration. Karnataka’s experiment highlights both the promise and perils of subnational innovation in India’s gig economy. – Reproduced 

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