Q.Which Act formally defines the terms 'gig worker' and 'platform worker' for the first time in Indian labour law?

The Code on Social Security, 2020 is the law that formally defines 'gig worker' and 'platform worker' in Indian labour law. …

The Code on Social Security, 2020 is the labour law that, for the first time, formally defines "gig worker" and "platform worker" as distinct categories of workers and enables the government to design social security schemes for them. The Minimum Wages Act (option a), Industrial Disputes Act (option b), and Factories Act (option d) are all older labour laws that predate and do not contain these specific definitions — …

Students sometimes guess an older, more familiar labour law (like the Factories Act or Industrial Disputes Act) simply because they are more commonly studied, without recalling that gig/pla …