The central government rolled out the national database for unorganised workers for the overall welfare of the unorganised workers in the country.
e-Shram: The central government rolled out the national database for unorganised workers for the overall welfare of the unorganised workers in the country. The e-Shram Portal was launched on August 26, 2021 and the government also provides the e-Shram card to the workers. The interested workers who have not yet registered on the portal must do so at the earliest by logging in to the official website at eshram.gov.in.
One must also note that there are certain benefits for the members of the e-Shram portal. Also, a recent tweet from the official Twitter handle of the Directorate General Labour Welfare (DGLW) informed that there have been more than 25 crore registrations on the e-Shram portal.
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PMSBY scheme benefits
The e-Shram members will be able to avail the PMSBY (Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana) scheme. As per the financialservices.gov.in, the scheme is available to people in the age group 18 to 70 years with a bank account who give their consent to join / enable auto-debit on or before May 31 for the coverage period from June 1 to May 31 on an annual renewal basis.
The registered workers under e-Shram portal, will be enrolled under PMSBY and premium for the first year will be borne by the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India.
Free COVID-19 vaccination
Also, one must note that the workers who have registered through the e-Shram portal. The e-Shram members can get free COVID-19 vaccination from the ESI hospital or the nearest dispensary vaccine centre in their district.
How to register?
Those who have not yet registered on this portal can do so by following some simple steps. They are as follows:
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Step 1: Login to the official website at eshram.gov.in
Step 2: Click on the ‘Register on e-SHRAM’ link which is present on the home page
Step 3: Enter the Aadhaar linked mobile number and captcha code and click on send OTP
Step 4: Follow the subsequent instructions to complete the registration process
It can be noted that if a worker does not have Aadhaar linked mobile number, he/ she can visit nearest CSC’s and register through Biometric authentication.
In case of any query or further details, the interested individuals can login to the official website at eshram.gov.in.
