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Labour Ministry signs MoU with Swiggy to list gig and logistics jobs on National Career Service portal

The Ministry of Labour & Employment signed an MoU with Swiggy on 15 April 2025 to link gig and logistics jobs to the National Career Service (NCS) portal, with Swiggy aiming to mobilise over 12 lakh job opportunities in 2–3 years.

Summary

The Ministry of Labour & Employment and Swiggy signed a Memorandum of Understanding in New Delhi on 15 April 2025 to strengthen employment linkages in the gig and logistics sector through the National Career Service (NCS) portal, in the presence of Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and MoS Shobha Karandlaje. Swiggy aims to mobilise over 12 lakh job opportunities over the next 2–3 years through the portal. The minister said the NCS portal had over 1.25 crore active job seekers and 40 lakh registered employers as of 31 January 2025.

Key facts

Parties
Ministry of Labour & Employment and Swiggy
Date / place
15 April 2025, New Delhi
Platform
National Career Service (NCS) portal
Target
Over 12 lakh job opportunities in 2–3 years
NCS (31 Jan 2025)
1.25 crore+ active job seekers; 40 lakh employers

Practice MCQs 2 questions

Q1

Under its April 2025 MoU with the Labour Ministry, Swiggy aims to mobilise how many job opportunities through the NCS portal in the next 2–3 years?

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Correct answer: D — Over 12 lakh

Over 12 lakh job opportunities in the next 2–3 years.

Q2 Advanced

The Labour Ministry–Swiggy MoU of April 2025 links gig and logistics jobs to which government platform?

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Correct answer: A — National Career Service (NCS) portal

The National Career Service (NCS) portal, which had over 1.25 crore active job seekers as of 31 January 2025.

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