13 crore registrations on e-Shram portal; know the PMSBY benefits available and other details here

13 crore Registrations on e-Shram Portal: In a landmark development, 13 crore workers from the unorganised sector joined the e-Shram family. The interested individuals who have not yet registered on the e-Shram must login to the official website at eshram.gov.in.

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The Directorate General Labour Welfare (DGLW) recently tweeted from its official Twitter handle about 13 crore registrations on the e-Shram portal. The tweet said, "Thanks to 13 crore unorganized workers for joining the e-shram family."

13 करोड़ असंगठित कामगारों को ई-श्रम परिवार से जुड़ने पर आभार...@byadavbjp pic.twitter.com/w6yPPLOh9c

— DGLW (@DGLabourWelfare) December 21, 2021

It has to be noted that the central government rolled out a national database for unorganised workers for the overall welfare of crores of these workers of the country. The e-Shram Portal was launched on August 26, 2021 and the government also provides e-Shram card to the workers.

Now, the workers must also be aware of the PMSBY scheme. As per the financialservices.gov.in, the Scheme is available to people in the age group 18 to 70 years with a bank account who give their consent to join / enable auto-debit on or before May 31 for the coverage period from June 1 to May 31 on an annual renewal basis.

Aadhar would be the primary KYC for the bank account. The risk coverage under the scheme is Rs.2 lakh for accidental death and full disability and Rs. 1 lakh for partial disability. The premium of Rs. 12 per annum is to be deducted from the account holder’s bank account through ‘auto-debit’ facility in one installment. The scheme is being offered by Public Sector General Insurance companies or any other General Insurance Company who are willing to offer the product on similar terms with necessary approvals and tie up with banks for this purpose.

As per the official website of e-shram, only the agriculture labourers and landless farmers are eligible for registration in the e-Shram portal. It must be noted that the other farmers are not eligible to register themselves on e-Shram portal.

Those who have not yet registered on this portal can do so by following some simple steps. They are as follows:

Step 1:  Login to the official website at eshram.gov.in

Step 2: Click on the 'Register on e-SHRAM' link which is present on the home page

Step 3: Enter the Aadhaar linked mobile number and captcha code and click on send OTP

Step 4: Follow the subsequent instructions to complete the registration process

It can be noted that if a worker does not have Aadhaar linked mobile number, he/ she can visit nearest CSC’s and register through Biometric authentication.

In case of any query or further details, the interested individuals can login to the official website at eshram.gov.in.