<p>According to the Economic Survey 2023-24, the gig workforce is expected to expand to 2.35 crore (23.5 million) and form 4.1 per cent of the total livelihood in India by 2029–30.</p><p>According to NITI Aayog’s indicative estimates based on national labour force survey data, in 2020–21, 77 lakh (7.7 million) workers were engaged in the gig economy.</p><p>Food delivery apps and other instant delivery apps have now become intrinsic to urban life, but the gig workforce operates in an unregulated space, with barely a security net to fall back on.</p><p>For most who work as delivery executives, it is a full-time job.</p><p>Can gig work be a viable part time employment option? That’s the question <em>Deccan Herald's</em> Producer Rajath Sharma is set out to find the answer to.</p>