District Bandipora achieved 100% target under E-Shram Scheme
Over 1.20 Lakh unorganized workers registered under the scheme
Bandipora, February 08: District Administration Bandipore has announced 100% completion of E-Shram registrations.
Joint Director planning Imtiyaz Ahmad on Tuesday briefed media about the joint efforts rendered by Labour Department, other allied Departments , CSCs etc to register 1.29 lakhs beneficiaries in record one month.
Pertinent to mention that E-Shram is a integrated social security scheme for all types of unorganised workers with multiple benefits. The age range of eligibility is 16-59 years and free registration is available at all CSCs centres with Adhar card, and mobile number only required for enrollment.
Joint Director said said e-SHRAM portal launched by the Government is aimed at facilitating better execution of various Social Security schemes for all unorganised sector workers.
He said the E-Shram card is going to prove a multi benefit privilege card in future, however, partial disability cover of 1 Lakh , Death / full disability cover of 2 lakhs etc are prominent at present . The registration further brings unorganized workers under the ambit of centralised E Shram portal for integrated social security benefits .
Imityaz Ahmad said it is the initiative of the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment for building a national database of unorganised workers and is an effort towards formalisation of unorganised workforce that will help to identify unorganized sector workers and is a much-needed step towards ensuring benefits of all Government Security schemes reaches to the targeted workers and their families.
HE said during the enrollment drive besides other unorganized workers, sub-groups of unorganised workers like MGNREGA workers, SHG members under NRLM and NULM, street vendors, Auto drivers, construction (BOCW) workers, mid-day meal workers, domestic workers, ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers, Agricultural labourers and Fishermen workers were also registered through respective line departments under e-SHRAM in terms of defined targets.
Joint Director planning further appealed left out unorganised workers , if any , to get E-shram Card immediately , so that no one is left even beyond 100% Estimated target set by Govt.
