e-shram portal to be unveiled on 26th august

The labour ministry will launch the National Database for Unorganised Workers or e-Shram portal on August 26, bringing millions of unorganised workers in the country on a common platform. The government aims to register 38 crore unorganised workers, such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors and domestic workers, among others. The workers will be issued an e-Shram card containing a 12 digit unique number, which, going ahead, will help in including them in social security schemes. This will be a single-point reference to help authorities reach out to and track workers in the informal sector, and offer welfare in times of crisis.The e-Shram portal will be available in public for open access where workers can self-enrol through Aadhaar and mobile number.