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E-SHRAM PORTAL  

2nd May, 2022

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Context - Registered workers at the e-shram portal to get the benefit of insurance cover.

 

Details

  • The Ministry of Union Labour and Employment Ministry is working on a mechanism to process accident insurance claims by unorganised workers registered on the e-Shram portal
  • More than 27 crore unorganised sector workers are registered on the portal.
  • The portal was launched with the aim of creating a national database of unorganised workers and ensuring social security schemes for them.
  • The workers would be eligible for ₹2 lakh as accident insurance.
  • The scheme would allow the workers to get the direct benefit transfer (DBT) through an e-Shram unique ID number.

 

E-Shram Portal

  • The Ministry of Labour and Employment has developed the e-SHRAM portal for building a National Database of Unorganized Workers (NDUW).
  • The Portal was developed with the aim of extending the benefits of the social security schemes to unorganized sector workers.
  • It is the first-ever national database of unorganized workers including migrant workers, construction workers, gig and platform workers, etc.
  • The following is required to register on the portal:
    • Aadhar Number
    • The mobile number is linked with Aadhaar
    • Savings Bank Account Number

 

Significance of e-Shram portal

  • It created a centralized database of all unorganized workers including Construction Workers, Migrant Workers, Gig and Platform workers, Street Vendors, Domestic Workers, Agriculture Workers, etc.
  • Improve the implementation efficiency of the social security services for the unorganized workers.
  • Smooth Sharing of information in respect of registered unorganized workers with various stakeholders such as Ministries/ Departments/ Boards/ Agencies/ Organizations of the Central & State Governments.
  • Portability of the social security and welfare benefits to the migrant and construction workers.
  • It provides a comprehensive database to Central and State Governments for tackling any National Crises like COVID-19 in future.

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