So far more than 4 crore unorganized workers have registered on the e-shram portal.
New Delhi. The registration of workers on the e-shram portal has crossed 4 crores. The Ministry of Labor and Employment gave this information on Sunday. It has been less than two months since this portal was started. The portal is the first national database of unorganized workers including migrant workers, construction workers, gig and platform workers. Through registration on the portal, workers of the unorganized sector can take advantage of various social security and employment schemes.
The Labor Ministry said in a statement that people related to various sectors such as construction, textile, manufacturing, fisheries, street vendors, house workers, agriculture and allied sectors are registering on this portal.
The statement said that migrant laborers from many areas have also shown enthusiasm in registering on the portal. According to the latest figures, 4.09 crore workers have registered themselves on this portal. Of these, 50.02 percent are women and 49.98 percent are male workers. According to the data, the maximum number of registrations are being done on the portal from Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. However, the registration of smaller states and union territories is very less.
How to register
Individual workers can use the mobile app or website for online registration. Apart from this, they can also register themselves by visiting Common Service Centers (CSC), State Service Centers, Shram Facilitation Centers, Selected Post Offices, Digital Seva Kendras.
These benefits come from registration
After registration on the e-shram portal, the workers are given a digital e-shram card. The e-Shram card carries a Universal Account Number, which is valid across the country. They remain eligible for social security benefits even in the event of moving to some other place. An amount of two lakh rupees will be given on the death or permanent disability of the registered worker on the e-shram portal. One lakh rupees will be given in case of temporary disability.
