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100 _a Mahapatra, Sushanta Kumar, and Meher, Madan
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245 _aWelfare fees, welfare boards and platform capture in India’s Gig economy: The Karnataka experiment
260 _aEconomic & Political Weekly
300 _a 61(23), Jun 6, 2026: p.27-29
520 _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 https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/23/commentary/welfare-fees-welfare-boards-and-platform-capture.html
773 _aEconomic & Political Weekly
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