e-shram portal

The government of India launched the e-Shram portal, a database of unorganised sector workers, on August 26. Union Minister for Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav launched the logo of the e-Shram portal.

What is e-Shram portal?

• It is a national portal will help build a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) in the country.
• It will not only register the unorganised workers but would also be helpful in delivering of various social security schemes being implemented by the Central and State Governments.

• The portal will maintain a database of workers in the country’s unorganised sector. 
• Workers will be provided with an e-SHRAM card which will have a 12 digit unique number. 
  • The details of workers will also be shared by the state government and departments.
• This will be a single-point reference to help authorities reach out to and track workers in the informal sector, and offer welfare in times of crisis. 
• The database will include construction workers, migrant workers, gig and platform workers, street vendors, domestic workers, agriculture workers, migrant workers and similar other sub-groups of unorganised workers.
• It will be available in public for open access where workers can self-enrol through Aadhaar and mobile numbers.

E-Shram Card Scheme Benefits

There are plenty of Benefits given under E Shram Portal. All Shramik will get benefits from social security schemes launched by Central and state governments at one portal eSHRAM.

• The Government scheme befits are given as per the eligibility
• The Rupees 2 Lakh accidental death
• More 1 lakh Rupees for partial disability
• There will be Accidental Insurance Coverage after eShram portal Registration.