Telangana’s gig workers policy is set to be formally launched at the Bharat Summit on Saturday, 32 weeks after the Telangana Assembly passed the Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers Bill. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is expected to launch the policy and interact with gig workers at the event.
The Bill was introduced in the Assembly on March 29, 2026. During the legislative discussion, Telangana Labour Minister G Vivek Venkatswamy said the State government had prepared the legislation after consultations with gig workers and companies.
The government had also assured the Assembly that companies failing to protect the interests of gig workers would face penalties. The supplied report does not specify the final provisions, enforcement process or the date on which the legislation will become operational.
The delay between the Assembly’s passage of the Bill and its formal launch has made the event an important milestone for platform-based workers in Telangana. The legislation is positioned as a framework for addressing the interests of workers engaged through digital platforms, although the report does not provide details on benefits, registration, social security or dispute resolution mechanisms.
The launch is scheduled during the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad. Rahul Gandhi is expected to meet gig workers as part of the event, which is due to conclude on Saturday.
The summit’s first day was marked by complaints about poor coordination, delayed sessions and low attendance. Several speakers reportedly failed to attend. Visitors also questioned the arrangements at the event.
The Congress party had claimed that 1,000 delegates from 70 countries would participate in the summit, but attendance on its inaugural day was reportedly low. The party blamed the BJP-led Union government for the turnout.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said 115 of the 315 speakers cleared by the External Affairs Ministry were refused entry to India or had their visas cancelled, allegedly on the instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Tharoor said the legal basis for the action was unclear. These claims were made in a post on X and were not independently established in the supplied report.
The immediate milestone for Telangana’s gig workers policy is the formal launch scheduled for Saturday, after which the implementation details and enforcement arrangements will determine how the legislation affects workers and platform companies.
