1.71 cr workers from unorganised sector registered on e-Shram portal in a month: Labour ministry
Source | economictimes.indiatimes.com | PTI
Over 1.71 crore workers from the unorganised sector have been registered on the e-Shram portal in the last one month since its launch on August 26, 2021. “Completion of one month of launch of e-Shram portal marks with the registration of more than 1.71 crores workers from the unorganised sector and in unorganised employment,” a labour ministry statement said.
As of September 25, the statement said, as many as 1,71,59,743 workers have registered on the portal.
The e-Shram portal was inaugurated on August 26, 2021 by the Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav.
The portal is the first-ever national database of unorganised workers including migrant workers, construction workers, gig and platform workers.
It facilitates extending benefits of social sector schemes to the workers in the unorganised sector.
