(1)
Ļ¯ೇಷ ªಾಜÍ ಪĦÎೆ
ಕකბಟಕ ಸ౽ბರದ ನಡವัಗำ
เಷಯ:
ಕකბಟಕ ඩഡ මෳბ ಆඋคತ ಜ ౽෦ბಕರ (೧ಕ
ಭದ ಮൡ౨ ಕมಣ) ౽౪, 2025ರ ಕอ 20 ರലಯย,
ಕකბಟಕ ඩഡ මෳბ ಆඋคತ ಜ ౽෦ბಕರ (೧ಕ
ಭದ ಮൡ౨ ಕมಣ) ඛಯಮಗำ, 2025 ರ ඛಯಮ 17ರ
೯ಡ ಓൽඈ, ಜ ౽෦ბಕರ ಕมಣ ๑ಲౙದ ಗವ
ಬಡ.
ಓದมಜං: 1. ಸ౽ბರದ ಅඌಚච ಒ: ವ๎ಇ 37 ๎ಸನ 2024,
ൽකಂಕ:12.09.2025.
2. ಸ౽ბರದ ಅඌಚච ಒ: ౽ಇ 413 ಎฯ ಇഔ 2023,
ൽකಂಕ:19.11.2025.
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ಪ౨ವච:
ಜ ಟ ඩഡ මෳბ ಆඋคತ ౽෦ბಕคಡ ೧ಕ ಭದ൞ ಲಭಗಳඝ౬
เಸ౨คಸฤ ಮൡ౨ ೧ಕ ಭದ൞ ೕಜචಗัಡ ඛඌ ಗವ ಉං౪ೕಶൽಂದ
๑ಲౙವඝ౬ เඌಸฤ, ෬ว ಓದมದ (1)ರย ಕකბಟಕ ඩഡ මෳბ ಆඋคತ ಜ
౽෦ბಕರ (೧ಕ ಭದ ಮൡ౨ ಕมಣ) ౽౪, 2025 ಅඝ౬ ೦คಡ ತರมಜං.
෨ಂൿವฉൿ, ෬ว ಓದมದ (2)ರย ಕකბಟಕ ඩഡ මෳბ ಆඋคತ ಜ ౽෦ბಕರ
(೧ಕ ಭದ ಮൡ౨ ಕมಣ) ඛಯಮಗำ, 2025 ಅඝ౬ ಅඌಸมಜං.
෬ಲౙಂಡ ౽౪ ಮൡ౨ ඛಯಮಗಳ ಅലಯย ಕมಣ ๑ಲౙ เඌเಃ ಮൡ౨
ಗಹโ വฯ–Iರย ಉวೕಸมದ ಎม ඩഡ මෳ ბಗัಡ ಕറಯ฿ಜฆತ౨ං.
ല೧ಟฯ ಮಧವൟბಯ ෩ಲಕ ಜ ౽෦ბಕฆ ಅತำವ ಪൟಂൿ ಜ
౽ಯბ౽ౙಜ ಅವคಡ ඛೕಡมಞವ ಅಂൟಮ ඩವൟಗಳ ෬ว ಈ ಕมಣ ๑ಲౙವඝ౬
เඌಸมಞತ౨ං.
౽౪ಯ ౘඨ 20ರ ಉඁತ ූಗ ಈ ಃಳಉഽൟං;
“20. ಜ ౽෦ბಕರ ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫ ๑ಲౙ: (1) ಗಹ౽ರฆ ಅಥ฿
ๆൽಃಗัಂದ “ๆൽಃ ಆඋคತ ಜ ౽෦ბಕರ ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫ ๑ಲౙ,” ๅಂൿ
ಕฉವ ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫ ๑ಲౙವඝ౬ เඌಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಅൿ ฃಜ ಸ౽ბರโ
¨sÁUÀ – 1
Part – I
, 16
, 2026
, 27
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BENGALURU, MONDAY, 16, FEBRUARY, 2026 ( MAGHA , 27, SHAKAVARSHA, 1947)
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No. 159
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ಅඌಸಬർඈ ಅඌඛಯಮโ ೦คಡ ීದ ಆฆ ൟಂಗูಳಛಜ
ๆൽಃ ಆඋคತ ಜ ౽෦ბಕರ ಪൟಂൿ ವ฿ഔನย ඩವൟ
ඛೕലಃಯ ๕ಕറ ಒಂದರಷౣಃౙ ಕല෫ಯಲದ ಆದฉ ๕ಕറ ಐದರಷౣඝ౬
෦ೕರඈ ಇರತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ฃಜ ಸ౽ბರโ, ಅඝಯย ඛൽბಷౣಪലඈ เเಧ ವಗბದ
ಗಹ౽ರคಛಜ ಪൟಂൿ ವ฿ഔನ ෬ว ౽භ ಕ౨ ಅಥ฿
౽භ ಇಲං ಜ ౽෦ბಕರ ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫ ๑ಲౙ ඩವൟ ඛೕലಃ ෬ว
เเಧ ๕ಕറ฿ರඝ౬ ಅඌಚචಯ ෩ಲಕ ඛൽბಷౣಪലಸತಕౙൿ౪.
(3) ๑ಲౙವඝ౬ ඛಯ෦ಸಬർඈಥ เඋನದย ಮൡ౨ ಅಂಥ ಸಮಯඅಳಡ
ฃಜ ಸ౽ბರโ ಗಸತಕౙൿ౪.
(4) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย เඌಸมದ ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫ ๑ಲౙವඝ౬ ಪൟ
ೖಕದ ಆචಯย ඛಯ෦ಸಬർඈಥ เඋನದย ಗಹ౽ರ
ಅಥ฿ ๆൽಃ ഩವ ಇคಸತಕౙൿ౪.
෨ಂൿವฉൿ, ‘ಗಹ౽ರ’, ‘ๆൽಃ’ and ‘ඩವൟ ඛೕലಃ’ ಮൡ౨ ‘ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫
๑ಲౙ’ ಪคූಗำ ಈ ಃಳಉഽൟๅ;
ಕอ 2() "ಗಹ౽ರ" ಎಂದฉ, ฃಟಛರ ಅಥ฿ ๅಯඝ౬
ಒದಜವವฌಂൽಡ
ಸರಀಗಳඝ౬
ಆำವವฆ
ಅಥ฿
ๅಯඝ౬
ಬಳಆำವವರඝ౬ ಪ౾ბಸฤ ಇฆವ ല೧ಟฯ ಮಧ౩ಃ ಟ
ๅಗಳඝ౬ ಒದಜโದ౽ౙಜ ಒಂൿ ಅಥ฿ ກನ ಗಹ౽ರฌಂൽಡ
ಸಮನ౷ಯತัವ ෴โඃ ಘಟಕವඝ౬ ಒಳತำโൿ;’
ಕอ 2(ಎෆ) 'ඩವൟ ඛೕലಃ" (payout) ౽ಯბඛವბದ౪ಃౙ, ಅಥ฿ ๅ
ಸยದ౪ಃౙ ಗಹ౽ರ ಅಥ฿ ๆൽಃ ಜ ಎಂದฉ, ๆൽಃಯย
෴โඃ ౽෦ბಕඛಡ ലದ ෴โඃ ಅಂൟಮ ർಯಗำ;’
ಕอ 2(೧) "ๆൽಃ" ಎಂದฉ ๅಯඝ౬ ౷ೕಕคವವರ ಆೕคಃಯ ෬ฉಡ,
ඩವൟಯ ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ ಃಲโ ಸ౩ಳದยನ ವ౾౨ಗಳ ෩ಲಕ ಃಲಸವඝ౬
ඛವბವ
౩ಯඝ౬
ಒಳತำವ
ಟ
ದ൞౨ಂಶದ
෬ว
ಅವอತ฿ಜฆವ
ಸ౷ೈยತ
෬ย౷ೈರൕ
ಮൡ౨
ൟೕბನ
ಅತำವ ವವ౩ಗಳ ಬಳಃಯඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ನವ ඛಧბರൕಯඝ౬
ಒಳತำವ เൿකನ เඋನಗಳ ෩ಲಕ ๅಯඝ౬ ಒದಜವ
෴โඃ ವವ౩;’
ಕอ 2 (ಎಂ) "ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫ ๑ಲౙ" ಎಂದฉ, ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 20ඡ
ಪಕರಣದ (1)ඡ ಉಪಪಕರಣದ ಅലಯย เඌಸมದ ๑ಲౙ:’
౽౪ಯ ౘඨ 21ರ เඌಗಳ ಪ౽ರ, ඩವൟ ಮൡ౨ ಕมಣ ๑ಲౙ ಪค๏ೕಲක
ವವ౩ಯ ಉඁತ ූಗ ಈ ಃಳಉഽ;
21. ർಯ ಮൡ౨ ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫ ๑ಲౙ, ಪค๏ೕಲක ವವ౩:
(1) ๆൽಃಗಳย ಡมದ ಪൟಂൿ ವ฿ഔನ ෩ಲಕ ಉಂഓದ
ಎม ർಯಗಳඝ౬ ർಯ ಮൡ౨ ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫ ๑ಲౙ
ಪค๏ೕಲක ವವ౩ಯย (PWFVS) ಇคಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಅದඝ౬ ฃಜ
ಸ౽ბರโ ඛವბಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ಡั ෬ย౷ೈರൕ
ನഷಸತಕౙൿ౪.
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(2) ಜ ౽෦ბಕคಡ ಡมದ ಪൟಂൿ ඩವൟ ಮൡ౨ ಕഓವൕ
ಡมದ
ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫
๑ಲౙವඝ౬
ๆൽಃ
ಆඋคತ
ಜ
౽෦ბಕคಡ
ීඌದ
ಪൟಂൿ
ವ฿ഔಛಜ
ඛಯ෦ಸಬർඈಥ เඋನದย ർಯ ಮൡ౨ ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫
๑ಲౙ ಪค๏ೕಲක ವವ౩ಯย (PWFVS) ർಖยಸತಕౙൿ౪.
(3) ๆൽಃ ಆඋคತ ಜ ౽෦ბಕರ ງತದย ಗದ ಮൡ౨ ವದ
ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫ ๑ಲౙದ เವರಗಳඝ౬ ಬฏಗಪലಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಟ
ಅದඝ౬
ർಯ
ಮൡ౨
ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫
๑ಲౙ
ಪค๏ೕಲක
ವವ౩ಯย (PWFVS) ಲಭ฿ಞ๋ ಡತಕౙൿ౪.
(4) ർಯ ಮൡ౨ ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫ ๑ಲౙ ಪค๏ೕಲක ವವ౩ (PWFVS)
ದ൞౨ಂಶ ರౘൕಯ ෬ว ತ൞ౙಲದย ೦คಯยฆವ ಅನ౷ಯ฿ಞವ
಄ಂದ ಮൡ౨ ฃಜ ๎ಸನಗಳ ಅඝರ฿ಜ ಇರತಕౙൿ౪:
ಪฏൡ ಡัಯ ෩ಲಕ ർಯ ಮൡ౨ ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫
๑ಲౙ ಪค๏ೕಲක ವವ౩ಯඝ౬ (PWFVS) ౽෴ბಚคವವฉಡ,
ಸ౽ბರโ ಕ౨฿ಜ ಸ౷ ವರൽലಆำವ ಮൡ౨ ಪൟ
ೖಕ ವ฿ഔನย ಅವರ ಜ ౽෦ბಕคಡ ඩವൟ ඛೕലಃಯ
ವರൽಗಳඝ౬ ಸยವ ಅಂಥ ಗಹಕರฆ ಅಥ฿ ๆൽಃಗಳඝ౬
เකൟಸಬൿ.
෨ಂൿವฉൿ, ಕකბಟಕ ඩഡ මෳბ ಆඋคತ ಜ ౽෦ბಕರ (೧ಕ
ಭದ ಮൡ౨ ಕมಣ) ඛಯಮಗำ, 2025 ರ ඛಯಮ 17 ರย ඛಗൽಪലඈ, ಪൟಂൿ
ඩഡ මෳბ ಅಥ฿ ಅಜಢಟฑ ಕറಯ฿ಜ ಕมಣ ๑ಲౙವඝ౬ ඩವൟಸಀ; ಅದರ
เವರಗಳඝ౬ ಃಳಡ ඬನฆಚคಸมಜං;
17. ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫ ๑ಲౙವඝ౬ ಗโൿ.- (1) ฃಜ ಸ౽ბರโ,
ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಪಕರಣ 20 ರ ಉಪ-ಪಕರಣ (3)ರ ಅലಯย ඛಗൽಪലඈ
ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫ ๑ಲౙವඝ౬ ಈ ಃಳಜನ เඋನದย ಗಸತಕౙൿ౪:
(2) ฿ ೕಜನ౽ರඝ ಪൟ ೖಕದ ಅಂತൽಂದ ಐൿ ಃಲಸದ
ൽನಗูಳಡ,
ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫
๑ಲౙವඝ౬
ಸ౷ೈยತ฿ಜ
วಕౙ
ಕತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂತಹ ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫ ๑ಲౙವඝ౬ ೖಕದ
ಆඋರದ ෬ว ಸರಳ ಪೕಂತ ನ෩චಯย ಸ౷ ಳೕಸತಕౙൿ౪
ಮൡ౨ ಸ౽ბರโ ౽ಲ౽ಲಃౙ ಅඌವ ದರಗಳย (ಇತಥბ฿ದ
ඩವൟಗಳඝ౬ ຄರൡಪല) ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫ ๑ಲౙವඝ౬ ඩವൟಸತಕౙൿ౪.
เವರൕ-ಇತಥბ฿ದ ඩವൟಗำ ಎಂದฉ, ฉಫರฯ ๑ಲౙಗำ, ೕ൞౺ಹಕಗำ
ಮൡ౨ ಅಂತඃ คೕൟಯ ಇತರ ඩವൟಗಳඝ౬ ಒಳತಂഽ
෴โඃ
ಬ౾౹ೕ,
ಎಋ౺
ಡೕ෴/ಈๅಂഡ-ಆඋคತ/เ๕ಷ
ඩವൟ(ಗำ) ಎಂದಥბ.
෬ಲౙಂಡ ౽౪ ಮൡ౨ ඛಯಮಗಳඝ౬ ಪค൏ಮ౽ค෴ಜ ೦คತัโದ౽ౙಜ
ಟ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜದย ౽ಯბඛವბൟ౨ฆವ ಜ ಟ ඩഡ මෳბ ಆඋคತ
౽෦ბಕคಡ ೧ಕ ಭದ൞ ಕಮಗಳඝ౬ เಸ౨คವ ಉං౪ೕಶൽಂದ, ಈ ෬ว
฿ಌඛ เವคಸมದ ಕมಣ ๑ಲౙವඝ౬ เඌ ಗಸฤ ಸ౽ბರโ ඛಧბคං.
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෬ಲౙಂಡ ฿ಌನದ ฿ඪ౨ಡ ಒಳಪഴವ ಟ ౽౪ಯ വฯ–I ಯย
คಸมದ ಎม ඩഡ මෳ ბಗำ ಮൡ౨ ಅಜಢಟฑ ಗำ ತౘಣൽಂದศ ಕറಯ฿ಜ
ಕมಣ ๑ಲౙವඝ౬ ඩವൟಸಀ. ಈ ීಧ฿ಜ ಃಳಉഽ ಸ౽ბರದ ಆඃಶವඝ౬
ຄರലಸมಜං.
ಸ౽ბರದ ಆඃಶ ಒ: ౽ಇ 413 ಎฯ ಇഔ 2023,
ಂಗิฆ, ൽකಂಕ:13/02/2026
ಪ౨ವචಯย เವคಸมದ ಅಂಶಗಳ ච
ಯย, ಕකბಟಕ ඩഡ මෳბ
ಆඋคತ ಜ ౽෦ბಕರ (೧ಕ ಭದ ಮൡ౨ ಕมಣ) ౽౪, 2025 ಮൡ౨ ಕකბಟಕ
ඩഡ මෳბ ಆඋคತ ಜ ౽෦ბಕರ (೧ಕ ಭದ ಮൡ౨ ಕมಣ) ඛಯಮಗำ,
2025
ರ
ඩವඋನಗಳඝ౬
೦คಡ
ತฆವ
ಸฤ฿ಜ
ಕකბಟಕ
ฃಜದย
౽ಯბඛವბൟ౨ฆವ ಎม ඩഡ මෳ ბಗำ ಮൡ౨ ಅಜಢಟฑ ಗำ ತಮ ಜ
౽෦ბಕคಡ ඛೕഴವ ಪൟಂൿ ಜ ౽ಯბದ ඩವൟಗಳ ෬ว ಈ ಃಳಉಡ ದರದย
ಕมಣ ๑ಲౙವඝ౬ ಈ ಆඃಶ ຄರലದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ೦คಡ ಬฆ๋ ಟ
෨ಂൽನ ಆඃಶದವฉಡ ඩವൟ๋ ಆඃ๏ං.
1. Ride-Hailing Services.
1. Two-Wheeler (2W): 1% and a Cap of ₹0.50.
2. Three-Wheeler (3W): 1% and a Cap of ₹0.75.
3. Four-Wheeler (4W): 1% and a Cap of ₹1.00.
2. Food and Grocery Delivery Services.
1. 2W:1% and a Cap of ₹0.50.
3. Logistics Services.
1. Two-Wheeler (2W): 1% and a Cap of ₹0.50.
2. Three-Wheeler (3W): 1% and a Cap of ₹0.75.
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3. Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV): 1% and a Cap of ₹1.00.
4. Heavy Commercial Vehicle (HCV): 1% and a Cap of ₹1.50.
4. E-Marketplace Services.
1. 2W:1% and a Cap of ₹0.50.
2. Three-Wheeler (3W): 1% and a Cap of ₹0.75.
3. Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV): 1% and a Cap of ₹1.00.
5. Professional Activity Providers.
1. 1% and a Cap of ₹1.50.
ಕมಣ ๑ಲౙವඝ౬ ඩವൟಸ౽ದ ಂಋ เವರಗಳඝ౬ ౽෦ბಕ ಇมಒಯ
ๅ ഡ ನย ൟัಸมಞโൿ.
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ಡั PWFVS ಅඝ౬ ౽ಯბಗತತัವ ತನಕ, ಪൟ ೖಕದล
ಪൟಂൿ ವವರಃౙ ීඌඈ ತಮ ಜ ౽෦ბಕคಡ ലฆವ ඩವൟಗಳ
เವರಗಳඝ౬ ಅಜಢಟฑ ಅಥ฿ ඩഡ මෳ ბಗัಡ ಸ౷ ವರൽ ಡฤ ಅವ౽ಶ
ಕย౭ಸมಜං.
ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜඩಲರ ಆඃ๎ඝರ
ಮൡ౨ ಅವರ ກಸคನย,
(ಪเೕಣ ಀರ ಹ౧)
ඪೕഢඌ౽ค-3,
౽෦ბಕ ಇมಒ.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
Sub:
Collection gig workers welfare fee under section 20 of the
Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security and
Welfare) Act, 2025, read with Rule 17 of the Karnataka
Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare)
Rules, 2025.
Ref:
1. Government Notification No. DPAL 37 SHASANA 2024,
dated: 12.09.2025.
2. Government Notification No. LD 413 LET 2023 dated:
19.11.2025
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Preamble:
The Government of Karnataka in order to extend social security benefits to
the gig and platform workers and also to raise fee in order to fund the social security
schemes enacted the Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security and
Welfare) Act, 2025, as notified in ref no 1. Further, in ref no 2 through the
Government Notification, Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security
and Welfare) Rules, 2025 has been notified.
The levy and collection of welfare fee under the above Act and Rules is
mandatory from all the platforms mentioned in the schedule-I. The welfare fee is
levied on the final payouts made to the gig workers in each of the gig work that
they undertake through the digital intermediary.
Section 20 from the Act is reproduced hereunder;
“20. Gig Worker’s Welfare Fee.- (1) There shall be charged, from
an aggregator or platform, a welfare fee known as the Platform
Based Gig Workers Welfare Fee, which shall be not less than
one percent but not more than five percent of the payout to the
platform based Gig worker in each transaction as may be
notified by the State Government within six months of the Act
coming into force.
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(2) The State Government shall specify through a notification
different percentage on the payout, with or without a cap on
the Gig worker welfare fee on each transaction, for different
categories of aggregator or platform as Specified in Schedule.
(3) Such fee shall be collected by the State Government in such
manner and within such time as may be prescribed.
(4) The aggregator or platform shall deposit the welfare fee levied
under this Act, at the end of each quarter in such manner as
may be prescribed.”
Further, the definition of the ‘aggregator’, ‘platform’ and ‘payout’ and ‘welfare
fee’ is provided hereunder;
‘Sec (2) (b) “Aggregator” means a digital intermediary for a buyer
of goods or user of a service to connect with the seller or the service
provider, and includes any entity that coordinates with one or more
aggregators for providing the services;’
‘Sec 2 (f) “Payout” means any final payments made by the
aggregator or platform to the gig worker for any work performed or
service rendered through a platform.’
‘Sec 2 (g) “Platform” means any arrangement providing a service
through electronic means, at the request of a recipient of the service,
involving the organization of work performed by individuals at a
certain location in return for payment, and involving the use of
automated monitoring and decision making systems or human
decision making that relies on data.’
‘Sec 2 (m) “Welfare Fee” means the fee levied under sub-section (1)
of section 20 of this Act;’
As per the provisions of the section 21 of the Act, the payment and welfare
fee verification system is provided below;
21. Payment and Welfare Fee Verification System.- (1) All
payments made to workers generated on platform shall be
mapped on to a Payment and Welfare Fee Verification System
(PWFVS) administered by the State Government and monitored
by the Board.
(2) Every payment made to Gig workers and the welfare fee deducted
by platforms shall be sent to Payment and Welfare Fee
Verification System (PWFVS) for each transaction related to
platform based Gig worker in such manner as may be prescribed.
(3) The details of welfare fee collected and spent at the Gig workers
level shall be disclosed and made available on the Payment and
Welfare Fee Verification System (PWFVS) portal.
(4) The Payment and Welfare Fee Verification System (PWFVS) shall
be in compliance with the applicable Central and State
legislations on data protection for the time being in force.
Provided that, until the operationalization of the Payment
and Welfare Fee Verification System (PWFVS) by the Board, the
Government may exempt such aggregator or platform who duly
self report and submit details of the payouts made to their Gig
workers in each of the transaction every quarterly.
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Further, every platform or aggregator shall mandatorily pay the welfare fee
as prescribed under Rule 17 of the Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social
Security and Welfare) Rules, 2025, which is reproduced below;
‘Rule17. Collection of welfare fee.- (1) The State Government
shall collect the welfare fee as prescribed under sub-section (3)
of section 20 of the Act in the following manner:
(2) The aggregator shall within five working days from the end of each
quarter, automatically calculate the welfare fee and self declare
such welfare fee on a quarterly basis in a simple standardized
format and pay the welfare fee at such rates (excluding settled
payments) to be notified by the government from time to time.’
Explanation.-Settled
payments
means
any
tips,
ex-gratia/event-
based/special payment(s) including referral fees, incentives
and other such similar payments.’
In order to enforce the above Act and Rules and to extend social security
measures to the gig and platform workers working in the state of Karnataka, the
Government has decided to levy and collect the welfare fee as defined and explained
above.
All the platforms and aggregators falling within the definition mentioned
above and included in schedule-I of the Act shall mandatorily pay the welfare fee
with immediate effect. In this regard, the following Government order is issued.
GOVERNMENT ORDER NO. LD 413 LET 2023,
BENGALURU, DATED: 13/02/2026
As explained in the preamble, in order to enforce the provisions of the
Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025 and
the Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Rules,
2025, it is ordered that all the platforms and aggregators operating within the state
of Karnataka shall pay the payouts made to their gig workers in every gig work
undertaken by them as per the rates mentioned below with effect from the date of
issuance of this order and until further orders.
1. Ride-Hailing Services.
1. Two-Wheeler (2W): 1% and a Cap of ₹0.50.
2. Three-Wheeler (3W): 1% and a Cap of ₹0.75.
3. Four-Wheeler (4W): 1% and a Cap of ₹1.00.
2. Food and Grocery Delivery Services.
1. 2W:1% and a Cap of ₹0.50.
3. Logistics Services.
1. Two-Wheeler (2W): 1% and a Cap of ₹0.50.
2. Three-Wheeler (3W): 1% and a Cap of ₹0.75.
3. Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV): 1% and a Cap of ₹1.00.
4. Heavy Commercial Vehicle (HCV): 1% and a Cap of ₹1.50.
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4. E-Marketplace Services.
1. 2W:1% and a Cap of ₹0.50.
2. Three-Wheeler (3W): 1% and a Cap of ₹0.75.
3. Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV): 1% and a Cap of ₹1.00.
5. Professional Activity Providers.
1. 1% and a Cap of ₹1.50.
The bank details for making the payment of the welfare fee will be provided
on the website of the Labour Department.
Until the authority operationalizes the PWFVS, aggregators or platforms are
allowed to self-report to provide details of the payments made to their gig workers
for each transaction on a quarterly basis.
By Order and in the name of
the Governor of Karnataka,
(Praveena Kumara Hanni)
Desk Officer-3,
Labour Department.
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