Section 113
Registration of unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers.
The Code on Social Security, 2020
About this Act
An Act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to social security with the goal to extend social security to all employees and workers either in the organised or unorganised or any other sectors and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) Every
unorganised worker, gig worker or platform worker shall be required to be registered for the purposes of
this Chapter, subject to the fulfilment of the following conditions, namely:
(a) he has completed sixteen years of age or such age as may be prescribed by the Central Government;
(b) he has submitted a self-declaration electronically or otherwise in such form and in such manner containing such information as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(2) Every eligible unorganised worker, gig worker or platform worker referred to in sub-section (1) shall make an application for registration in such form along with such documents including Aadhaar number as may be prescribed by the Central Government and such worker shall be assigned a distinguishable number to his application:
Provided that the system of electronic registration maintained by the appropriate Government shall also provide for self registration by any such worker in such manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(3) A registered unorganised worker, gig worker or platform worker shall be eligible to avail the benefit of the concerned scheme framed under this Chapter.
(4) The Central Government, or as the case may be, the State Government shall make such contribution in a scheme as may be specified therein.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, the term Aadhaar shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in section 142.
(a) he has completed sixteen years of age or such age as may be prescribed by the Central Government;
(b) he has submitted a self-declaration electronically or otherwise in such form and in such manner containing such information as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(2) Every eligible unorganised worker, gig worker or platform worker referred to in sub-section (1) shall make an application for registration in such form along with such documents including Aadhaar number as may be prescribed by the Central Government and such worker shall be assigned a distinguishable number to his application:
Provided that the system of electronic registration maintained by the appropriate Government shall also provide for self registration by any such worker in such manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(3) A registered unorganised worker, gig worker or platform worker shall be eligible to avail the benefit of the concerned scheme framed under this Chapter.
(4) The Central Government, or as the case may be, the State Government shall make such contribution in a scheme as may be specified therein.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, the term Aadhaar shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in section 142.