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India sees spurt in white-collar professionals joining gig economy
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The Indian gig workforce is expected to expand to 23.5 million workers by the year 2029-30 from the current 7.7 million.
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NEW DELHI - When senior software developer Atul Anand quit his regular job two months ago to be a freelancer and – eventually – move to Canada, it caused a flutter among family and friends.
The 29-year-old, frustrated at being asked to work on weekends, figured that freelancing was a risk worth taking to achieve a better work-life balance.
