New Delhi, Nov 15 (UNI) Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified the draft rules under the Code on Social Security 2020.

The Ministry has notified the draft rules on November 13 inviting objections and suggestions, if any, from the stakeholders.

Such objections and suggestions are required to be submitted within a period of 45 days from the date of notification of the draft rules, the Ministry of Labour and Employment said in a statement here on Sunday.

The draft rules provide for operationalisation of provisions in the Code on Social Security, 2020 relating to Employees' Provident Fund, Employees' State Insurance Corporation, gratuity, maternity benefit, social security and cess in respect of building and other construction workers, social security for unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers.

The draft rules also provide for Aadhaar based registration including self-registration by unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers on the portal of the Central Government. Ministry of Labour and Employment has already initiated action for development of such portal. For availing any benefit under any of the social security schemes framed under the Code, these workers will be required to be registered on the portal with details as may be specified in the scheme.

The rules further provide for Aadhaar based registration of building and other construction workers on the specified portal of the Central Government and the State Government or the State Welfare Board. Where a building worker migrates from one state to another he will be entitled to get benefits in the State where he is currently working and it will be the responsibility of the Building Workers Welfare Board of that state to provide benefits to such a worker.

Provision has also been made in the rules regarding gratuity to an employee who is on fixed term employment.

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