e-Shram
National Database of Unorganised
Workers
e-Shram, an initiative of the Ministry
of Labour and Employment, is a step towards building the Aadhaar Authenticated
Comprehensive National Database of Unorganized Workers (NDUW), working in the
country.
National Informatics Centre (NIC) as a
technology partner has designed the e-Shram portal for optimum recognition of
employability and to benefit from the social security schemes. It
is the first-ever national database of unorganised workers including migrant
workers, construction workers, etc.
Objectives of eShram Portal
·
Creation of a centralized database of
all unorganized workers (UWs) including Construction Workers, Migrant Workers,
Gig and Platform workers, Street Vendors, Domestic Workers, Agriculture
Workers, etc., to be seeded with Aadhaar
·
To improve the implementation efficiency
of the social security services for the unorganized workers and integration of
Social Security Schemes meant for UWs being administered by MoLE and
subsequently those run by other ministries as well
·
Sharing of information in respect of
registered unorganised workers with various stakeholders such as Ministries/
Departments/ Boards/ Agencies/ Organisations of the Central & State
Governments through APIs for delivery of various social security and welfare
schemes being administered by them
·
Portability of the social security and
welfare benefits to the migrant and construction workers
·
Providing a comprehensive database to
Central and State Governments for tackling any National Crises like COVID-19 in
future
Any worker who is working in
unorganized sector and aged between 16-59, is eligible to register on the
e-Shram portal. The portal is estimated to register more than 40 Crore
Unorganized Workers. Each registrant is allocated a Universal Account Number
(UAN) and can download UAN card instantly and can avail benefits anytime, anywhere
The current capacity of e-Shram portal
is at 2 Lakh registrations per hour. The registration on the portal is free of
cost.
For more information, kindly visit the
following link: https://eshram.gov.in/
0 टिप्पणियाँ