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29.82 Crore unorganised workers registered on eShram portal

Published: Jul 30, 2024

By TIOLCorplaws News Service

NEW DELHI, JULY 30, 2024: MINISTRY of Labour and Employment launched eShram portal (eshram.gov.in) on 26th August 2021 for creation of a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers verified and seeded with Aadhaar. eShram portal is meant to register and support the unorganised workers by providing them a Universal Account Number (UAN) and eShram cards. As on 22nd July, 2024, over 29.82 crore unorganised workers have registered on eShram portal.

Ministry has taken several steps for awareness and to expedite the registration of unorganised workers on eShram portal. Many registration camps and drives are being organised by Ministry from time to time in coordination with Common Service Centre (CSC). Social media platforms are also being used to spread awareness among workers to register on eShram.

State Seva Kendras (SSKs) and services of Common Service Centres were on boarded to facilitate assisted mode registrations of unorganised workers. eShram is also on boarded on Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG app), to increase reach among the workers and provide registration/ update facility at the convenience of their mobile.

This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in Lok Sabha yesterday.

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