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Millions Register for India's National Database of Unorganized Sector Workers

Sep 22, 2021

The e-Shram portal, the national database of unorganized workers, has registered over 380 million unorganized workers since it was launched last month. Individuals registering at the portal will get an accidental coverage of Rs 2 lakh for a year provided by the Government. Workers will receive a Aadhaar (National Id Card) upon registration with name, occupation, address, educational qualification, skill types and family details etc. The eSHRAM Portal is To Create a centralized database of all unorganized workers (UWs) including Construction Workers, Migrant Workers, Gig and Platform workers, Street Vendors, Domestic Workers, Agriculture Workers, etc., to be seeded with Aadhaar…

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