17 Oct 2021: PIB Summary & Analysis

e-Shram Portal

Context:

More than 4 crore unorganized workers registered at e-Shram Portal.

Details:

• Workers in diverse occupations such as construction, apparel manufacturing, fishing, gig and platform work, street vending, domestic work, agriculture and allied, transport sector have registered at the portal.
• In some of these sectors, an overwhelming proportion of migrant workers are also engaged.
• All unorganized workers including migrant workers can now take the benefits of various social security and employment-based schemes through registration at the e-Shram portal.
• The largest number of workers registered is from agriculture and construction, given the sheer volume of these two sectors in employment generation in India.

Know more about the e-Shram portal in the linked article.

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