The eShram One Stop Solution was recently launched in New Delhi by the Union Ministry of Labour & Employment and the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. This initiative aims to provide unorganized workers, who are registered on the eShram portal, with streamlined access to various Social Security Schemes.
About eShram – One Stop Solution:
- The eShram platform is specifically designed to provide unorganized workers seamless access to multiple government welfare schemes.
- It simplifies the registration process, making it easier for these workers to avail government benefits.
- The platform acts as a bridge connecting workers to numerous government benefits, ensuring a more straightforward and transparent registration process.
- It integrates data from various Central Ministries and Departments into a unified repository.
- Key welfare schemes such as One Nation One Ration Card, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), National Social Assistance Programme, National Career Service, and Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan are integrated into eShram.
What is the eShram Portal?
- Launched in 2021 by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the eShram portal aims to create a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers.
- Registration is Aadhaar verified and requires Aadhaar seeding, based on self-declaration.
- The portal accommodates registration under 400 different occupations across 30 broad sectors.