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What is e-Shram
Developed by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the e-Shram portal is built to create a national database of unorganised workers, which is seeded with an individual's Aadhaar. The data includes details of name, occupation, address, educational qualification, skill types and family details etc. for understanding their employability and extending the benefits of the social security schemes to them. It is the first-ever national database of unorganised workers including migrant workers, construction workers, gig and platform workers, etc.
Objectives of e-Shram
The main objective is to create a centralised database of every construction worker, migrant worker, gig and platform worker, street vendor, domestic worker, agriculture worker etc, which will help to implement the social security services to them and share their information with various stakeholders for delivering the welfare schemes.
The next objective is the portability of the social security and welfare benefits to the migrant and construction workers and providing a comprehensive database to central and state governments for tackling any national crisis in future.
Who can register in e-Shram portal?
Any individual with the following conditions can register on the portal:
a) An unorganised worker. An unorganised worker is any worker who is a home based-worker, self-employed worker, or a wage worker in the unorganised sector.
b) Age should be between 16-59 years
c) Not a member of EPFO/ESIC or NPS
What is required for registration?
An individual must have these three pieces of information to register on the portal:
a) Aadhar number
b) Mobile number linked with Aadhaar. If a worker does not have an Aadhaar linked mobile number, he/ she can visit the nearest CSC’s and register through Biometric authentication
c) Savings bank account number with IFSC code
Available Social Security Welfare Schemes
1. Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) Pension Yojana
2. National Pension Scheme for Shopkeepers, Traders, and the Self-employed Persons
3. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
4. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
5. Atal Pension Yojana
6. PDS
7. Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G)
8. National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) -Old age Protection
9. Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)
10. Health Insurance Scheme for Weavers (HIS)
11. National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC)
12. Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers
Latest Updates on e-Shram
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