e-Shram Portal
Why in News?
The e-Shram Portal is recently in the news because the Ministry of Labour and Employment announced in Parliament that the portal has achieved a massive milestone of over 31.78 crore registered unorganised workers.
Key Objectives
- National Database: To create India's first centralized National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) seeded with Aadhaar.
- Targeted Welfare Delivery: Ensuring seamless implementation and direct distribution of social security benefits to informal labourers.
- Formalizing the Economy: Bringing gig, platform, migrant, and construction workers into a regularized framework.
- Job & Skill Mapping: Linking workers directly with employment opportunities and digital skill training programs.
- 15 Central Schemes Integrated: Schemes like Ayushman Bharat (AB-PMJAY), PM-KISAN, and One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) are now mapped directly onto the platform.
- State-Specific Microsites: Dedicated regional microsites launched to customize services, handle local data verification, and run regional analytics.
- Universal Account Number (UAN): Workers receive a unique, lifelong 12-digit UAN portable across all states.
- Accidental Insurance Cover: Registered individuals receive ₹2 Lakh for accidental death/permanent disability and ₹1 Lakh for partial disability.
- Multilingual Functionality: The portal supports 22 Indian languages integrated via the AI-powered Bhashini platform.
- Platform Linkages: Direct digital architecture linkage to the National Career Service (NCS) and Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH).
- Free Registration: Zero-cost enrolment available via self-registration or through local Common Service Centres (CSCs).
- Leading Regions: Uttar Pradesh leads nationwide registrations with 8.45 crore workers, closely followed by Bihar and West Bengal.
- Digital Upgrades: Introduction of the advanced mobile application alongside direct profile syncing with Digi Locker and UMANG platforms.
- Target Sectors: Open to construction workers, agricultural labourers, street vendors, domestic help, and gig/platform workers.
- Age Group: Restricted strictly to individuals aged between 16 and 59 years.
- Exclusions: The worker must not be a member of formal retirement funds like EPFO or ESIC, and should not be an income taxpayer.
- Documents Needed: Requires an active mobile number linked with a valid Aadhaar Card along with standard Bank Account details.
