Portal launched to register unorganised workers

It will help 38 crore workers access social security schemes

The Union Labour and Employment Ministry on Thursday launched a portal aiming to register 38 crore unorganised workers in the country, eventually to help in the implementation of social security schemes. Workers would have to register with their Aadhaar numbers on the e-Shram portal to generate an e-Shram card with universal account numbers (UANs). It is with these UANs that they would be able to access social security schemes, Labour and Employment Secretary Apurva Chandra said at the launch event. Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav said: “For the first time in the history of India, a system is being made to register 38 crore unorganised workers. It will not only register them, but would also be helpful in delivering of various social security schemes being implemented by the Central and State Governments.”