E-Shram Portal

E-Shram Card will benefit about 38 crore workers of the unorganized sector. An e-Shram card will be issued to the worker who registers on this portal. With the help of this card, registered workers will be able to avail various social security schemes anywhere in the country, anytime. Apart from this, there is also the help of free accident insurance.

Unorganized sector workers including migrant workers, street vendors and domestic workers etc. apart from construction workers. The e-Shram card will have a 12-digit Universal Account Number i.e. UAN. This card will be valid everywhere in the country. The UAN number will be a permanent number i.e. once provided, it will remain unchanged for the worker. The e-Shram card is valid for a lifetime. Hence there is no need for its renewal.

Workers can regularly update their details, mobile number, current address etc. To keep your account active, it is necessary to update your account at least once a year. Workers can update their details by visiting the e-Shram portal or through CSC. The details that can be updated include mobile number, current address, occupation, educational qualification, type of skills, family details, etc.

Eligibility:
- The e-Shram card is only for workers in the unorganized sector. Hence, members of EPFO or ESIC will not be able to register on the e-Shram portal.
- Any worker who is a home-based worker, self-employed worker or salaried worker employed in the unorganized sector and is not a member of ESIC or EPFO is called an unorganized worker.
- There are no income criteria for registration on the e-Shram portal as an unorganized worker but the worker should not be an income tax payer.
- If a worker registered on the e-Shram portal becomes a victim of an accident, then an amount of Rs 2 lakh will be given in case of death or complete disability. At the same time, if the worker is partially disabled, then under this insurance scheme, he will be entitled to one lakh rupees.

Method of registration
- Any person between 16 and 59 years can register for this card. The worker can either register himself through the e-shram portal or can go to the Common Service Center (CSC). Registration is completely free.

- What documents will be required - For registration on the portal, workers will have to enter information like name, profession, address, educational qualification, skill. As soon as the Aadhaar number is entered for registration, all the information of the worker from the database there will automatically appear on the portal. The person will have to fill the remaining necessary information. The following documents are required for registration on the e-Shram portal by the worker

- Aadhaar number
- Mobile number linked to Aadhaar
- Bank account
- In case of death of the worker

In case of death of the registered worker, the person nominated by the worker or the family member has to file a claim on the e-Shram portal/CSC with the relevant documents. They can also contact their respective banks. After attaining the age of 60 years, the worker does not need to take any action. They will continue to receive their official benefits under the e-Shram project.

The following 156 unorganized workers are included for registration on e-Shram portal

Agriculture sector
1 Field crop and vegetable growers
2 Tree and bush crop growers
3 Livestock and dairy growers
4 Poultry growers
5 Apiarists and silk growers
6 Crop farm workers
7 Mixed crop and livestock farm workers
8 Garden, horticulture and plantation workers
9 Forestry workers
10 Fisheries and aquaculture workers
11 Others (with details)

Apparel
12 Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and hatters
13 Sewing embroidery and related workers
14 Sewing machine operators
15 Others (with details)

Automobile and transport
16 Transport and conductors
17 Driving instructors
18 Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers
19 Motorcyclists
20 Car, taxi and van drivers
21 Bus and tram drivers
22 Heavy truck and lorry drivers
23 Lifting truck operators
24 Vehicle cleaners Automobile and Transport
25 Hand and pedal vehicle drivers (cycle rickshaws and carts etc.)
26 Drivers of animal-drawn vehicles and machinery (bullock carts, horse carriages etc.)
27 Others (with details)

Beauty and health
28 Masseurs
29 Hairdressers, barbers
30 Beauticians and related staff
31 Others (with details)

BFSI
32 Mortgagee and moneylenders
33 Debt collectors and related staff
34 Others (with details)

Capital goods and manufacturing
35 Metal moulders and core makers
36 Welders and flame cutters
37 Sheet metal workers
38 Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press workers
39 Tool makers and related staff
40 Metal working machine tool setters and operators
41 Metal polishers, wheel grinders and tool sharpeners
42 Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers
43 Bicycle and related repairers
44 Precision instrument makers and repairers
45 Jewellers and precision metal workers
46 Potters and related workers
47 Glass makers, cutters, grinders and finishers
48 Plastic products machine operators
49 Manufacturing workers not elsewhere classified
50 Others (with details)

Construction
51 House builders
52 Bricklayers and related workers
53 Stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters and carvers
54 Concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers
55 Carpenters and joiners
56 Roofers (tiles)
57 Floor layers and tile setters
58 Plasterers
59 Insulation workers
60 Plumbers and pipe fitters
61 Air conditioning workers