Mint Quick Edit | Gig workers to be counted in the Periodic Labour Force Survey—a welcome decision
In a major revamp, NSO has now proposed to add questions on such work from 2027 onward, and to create a separate stratum for households with digital platform workers. So far, policymakers and investors had to rely on industry figures, guestimates and projections to analyse gig work in the country. Now they will have access to official data from a nationally representative survey.
