Kozhikode logs maximum enrolment on ‘e-shram’ portal
The Hindu
2,60,997 persons register in district for claiming benefits under Centre’s social security schemes
Labourers in the unorganised sector have started responding positively to the ongoing registration drive to enroll them on the e-shram portal for claiming benefits under the Centre’s social security schemes.
Kozhikode district is leading the drive with the highest number of enrolments. Figures available with the District Labour Office attest that 2,60,997 persons have already registered in the district within a month after the formal launch of the intensive registration drive. Of them, 1,88,368 are those who have completed the process through Common Service Centres (CSC) or Suvidha Seva Kendras (SSK). The other 72,628 persons have exercised the self-registration option using smart phones and personal computers.
The total number of registrations in the State stands at 22,50,979, of which a majority used CSC/SSK to sign up using the link, register.eshram.gov.in.
The High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the State government to file its statement of objections on an application filed by Bangalore Turf Club Ltd. (BTC), challenging the June 6 orders passed by the government in rejecting the BTC’s applications seeking permission to conduct on-course horse races and betting during the June-August season.