In a very short span, thousands of gig workers have become the backbone of Delhi—delivering food, driving people to their destinations, making e-commerce deliveries, and taking up many other lesser-known jobs. The 2025 Budget promises a number of social welfare benefits to this unorganized sector, ranging from the issuance of ID cards to their inclusion in health care schemes. The Voices talked to a cross-section of gig workers in Delhi, learning about the avenues the new budgetary provision opens for them and their expectations from it. Most gig workers run multiple jobs to make ends meet, offering flexible schedules but lacking the…