Labour ministry's eShram portal achieves 300 mn registration milestone

The national database of informal sector workers eSharm portal has crossed the 30-crore registrations milestone in a period of three years, the labour ministry said on Monday. This achievement highlights the social impact and the government's commitment to support unorganised workers across the country, a labour ministry statement said. According to the statement, the Ministry of Labour & Employment (MoLE) launched the eShram portal on August 26, 2021. In three years since its launch, eShram has registered more than 30 crore unorganised workers, showcasing its rapid and widespread adoption among the unorganised workers, it stated. The government envisages to establish the eShram portal as a "One-Stop-Solution" for the country's unorganised workers. During the Budget speech 2024-25 it announced that, "a comprehensive integration of eShram portal with other portals will facilitate such One-Stop-Solution." This initiative aims to facilitate access of various social security schemes