Gig Workers' Welfare Board with Rs 3,000 crore seed fund
To establish a Gig Workers Welfare Board with allotment of Rs.3,000 Crs as seed money for revolving fund.
Indian National Congress · Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election 2023
Last updated 16 Jun 2026
“To sympathetically consider extension of OPS to the pensionable government employees who joined service since 2006.”
Partial. The promise was to sympathetically consider extending the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) to pensionable employees who joined since 2006. By notification on 24 January 2024 the government brought about 13,000 employees - those notified before 1 April 2006 but appointed later - under OPS. A broad extension of OPS to the wider body of post-2006 NPS employees has not been done; the state has since leaned toward examining the Centre's Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), which employee associations have resisted in favour of full OPS. Partial delivery against a soft, consideration-based commitment.
Karnataka finance department favours Unified Pension Scheme amid OPS demand (Deccan Herald)
Old Pension Scheme benefits for 13,000 employees in Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah (Deccan Herald)
Indian National Congress - Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 Manifesto
To establish a Gig Workers Welfare Board with allotment of Rs.3,000 Crs as seed money for revolving fund.
To develop dedicated hawker zones in all district HQs and to provide one-time financial assistance of Rs. 20,000 to street vendors to set up their shops in these zones.
To set up Auto Drivers Board and Taxi Drivers Welfare Board funding with Rs. 50 Crs to each and encouragement for self-employment.

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