Why in the News?

Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched “eShram – One Stop Solution” portal, or eShram 2.0, which aims to integrate more central schemes on its platform for providing social security coverage to unorganised workers. This one-stop solution aims to ensure workers receive social security benefits and easy access to government schemes, promoting financial inclusion and support for the informal workforce.

About eShram - One Stop Solution

• Launched by: Ministry of Labour & Employment
• It is a comprehensive National Database of Unorganized Workers.
• The registration in the portal is fully Aadhaar verified and Aadhaar seeded.
• Any unorganized worker can register himself or herself on the portal on a self-declaration basis.
• It enables an unorganized worker to register on the portal based on self-declaration, covering 400 occupations across 30 major sectors.
• It will provide seamless access of different Social Security Schemes to the unorganized workers registered on eShram portal.
• Purpose: To simplify the registration process for unorganized workers and facilitate their access to government welfare schemes.
• Key integrated welfare schemes
  • One Nation One Ration Card
  • National Career Service
  • Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
  • National Social Assistance Programme
  • Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan