Knowing What is E-Shram Card Should Help Workers of Unorganized Sectors Smoothly Avail Government Welfare Schemes
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It’s been a year since the government of India launched the e-shram portal in August 2021 to extend various social security schemes in an organized manner for workers of unorganized sectors. The creation of the portal by the Ministry of Labour and Employment aims at issuing e-shram cards to every worker to ensure that the government’s welfare schemes are accessible to them. But, what is an e-shram card?
What is an e-shram Card?
The government is trying to reach out directly to construction workers, gig workers, migrant workers, agricultural workers, domestic workers, street vendors, platform workers, etc. The portal should help the government develop a national database for the first time for the workers of the unorganized sectors who aren’t members of ESIC (Employees State Insurance Corporation) and EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Organization).
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