"The Code on Social Security, 2020" has been formulated to extend social security benefits to organized and unorganized sectors (including domestic workers). 

The e-Shram portal launched on 26th August 2021 for the self-registration of workers initiated to maintain a National Database of Unorganized Workers to include gig and platform workers. 

Some of the existing social security benefits for organized sector workers are the: Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948; Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952; Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923; Maternity Benefit Act, 1961; Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.

The social security benefits for unorganized sector workers are the: Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008; Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana; Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana.