TAG: GS-2: POLITY & GOVERNANCE
THE CONTEXT: The Union Minister is set to launch e-Shram-One Stop Solution, a platform designed to streamline access to various social security and welfare schemes for unorganised workers in India.
EXPLANATION:
About eShram – One Stop Solution:
- It will provide seamless access of different Social Security Schemes to the unorganised workers registered on eShram portal.
- Aim: To act as a One-Stop Solution for unorganized workers, integrating information and facilitating easy access to social security and welfare schemes.
- This platform will act as a bridge, connecting the workers to the numerous benefits offered by the government and making the registration process easier and more transparent,”
- It entails consolidating and integrating data from various Central Ministries/Departments into a single repository.
- Key welfare schemes such as One Nation One Ration Card, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, National Social Assistance Programme, National Career Service, Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan etc. have been integrated with eShram.
What is the e-Shram Portal?
- It was launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in 2021 for registration and creation of a comprehensive National Database of Unorganized Workers.
- The registration in the portal is fully Aadhaar verified and Aadhaar seeded. Any unorganised worker can register himself or herself on the portal on a self-declaration basis.
- It allows an unorganised worker to register himself or herself on the portal on self-declaration basis, under 400 occupations in 30 broad occupation sectors.
Features of the e-Shram Portal:
- Integration: Combines information from 12 central schemes to ensure unorganized workers benefit from multiple government initiatives.
- Enrolment success: Over 30 crore unorganized workers have registered on the platform as of October 2024.
- Social impact: Improves awareness among unorganized workers regarding available welfare schemes, contributing to better coverage and support for this vulnerable sector.
- Platform: Serves as a centralized database and mediator to simplify the process of identifying eligible workers and saturating scheme benefits.
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