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Gig Workers Social Security — e-Shram Registration and PM-JAY Healthcare MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following statements about e-Shram: 1. It was launched on 26 August 2021 as the National Database of Unorganised Workers. 2. It provides a Universal Account Number on a self-declaration basis. 3. Fourteen schemes of Central ministries or departments had been integrated with it by late 2025. Which of the statements given above are correct?
All three statements are correct. The Ministry of Labour and Employment launched e-Shram on 26 August 2021 as the National Database of Unorganised Workers; registration provides a Universal Account Number on self-declaration. Official information also records that fourteen Central schemes had been integrated or mapped with the portal by late 2025.
Q2Which set of measures for online platform workers was announced in Union Budget 2025-26?
Union Budget 2025-26 specifically announced registration of online platform workers on the e-Shram portal, issue of identity cards and healthcare under PM-JAY. The Budget stated that this package was likely to assist nearly 1 crore gig workers; none of the other combinations matches these three measures.
Q3Consider the following statements: 1. The Central framework provides for an aggregator contribution of 1% to 2% of annual turnover, capped at 5% of the amount paid or payable to gig and platform workers. 2. The Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Act, 2023 levies a welfare cess of 1% to 2% on the value of each transaction routed through an aggregator. 3. Rajasthan was the first state in India to legislate for gig workers. How many of the statements given above are correct?
All three statements are correct. The Central model links aggregator contribution to 1%–2% of annual turnover while capping it at 5% of worker payments. Rajasthan's 2023 law instead applies a 1%–2% welfare cess to each transaction routed through an aggregator, and Rajasthan was the first Indian state to enact gig-worker legislation.
Q4Which statement correctly describes the PM-JAY benefit relevant to the gig-worker social-security initiative?
PM-JAY provides health cover of ₹5,00,000 per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalisation. It is a cashless and portable hospital-care benefit available through empanelled public and private hospitals, so option B identifies both the correct unit of coverage and the covered level of care.
Q5With reference to the Code on Social Security, 2020, which one of the following is incorrect?
Option D is incorrect. The e-Shram portal was launched on 26 August 2021, but the Code on Social Security, 2020 came into force on 21 November 2025. The Code does provide statutory recognition to gig and platform workers, a Social Security Fund, and a basis for schemes covering life, disability, accidents, health, maternity and old age.
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