{"id":134922,"date":"2021-09-17T19:58:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T14:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=134922"},"modified":"2021-09-20T11:27:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T05:57:03","slug":"e-shram-needs-some-hard-work-to-get-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/e-shram-needs-some-hard-work-to-get-going\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Shram needs some hard work to get going"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Synopsis: <\/strong>India\u2019s challenge of providing social security benefits to unorganized workers can be revamped through initiatives like E-Shram.<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The Ministry of Labour and Employment (MOLE) launched the E-Shram<\/strong>, the web portal for creating\u00a0a National Database of Unorganized Workers (NDUW)<\/strong>, which will be seeded with Aadhaar.<\/p>\n

What is e-Shram Portal?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

e-Shram Portal <\/b>is a database of unorganised sector workers. It aims to register 38 crore unorganised workers, such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors etc<\/p>\n

It has come into existence after the repeated directives of the Supreme Court and even after passing the Unorganised Workers\u2019 Social Security Act, 2008<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read more<\/strong>: Government of India launches the e-Shram Portal<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
What are the problems associated with it?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Long Process:<\/strong> Given the size of the Indian labour force, it is going to be a long-drawn process. This is evident as till now, only 0.61 million workers have been registered.<\/p>\n

Data Security: <\/strong>The measure would require the central government to share data with the state government. However, the data security credential of the State government is doubtful.<\/p>\n

Eligibility: <\/strong>The government has excluded workers covered by EPF<\/strong> (Employees Provident Fund) and ESI<\/strong> (Employees\u2019 State Insurance). This would mean that lakhs of contract and fixed-term contract workers will be excluded from the ambit of Unorganised Workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read more<\/strong>: Migrant workers and their Social protection in India \u2013 Explained, pointwise<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Under the Social Security Code (SSC)<\/a>, hazardous establishments employing even one worker will have to be covered under the ESI, which means these workers also will be excluded.<\/p>\n

Further, the NDUW excludes workers aged over 59 from its ambit, which constitutes age discrimination<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Aadhar Criteria: <\/strong>Aadhaar-seeding is a controversial issue. Many workers will not have an Aadhaar-seeded mobile or even a smartphone.<\/p>\n

Identity:\u00a0<\/strong>Many unorganized workers are circular migrant workers. They quickly shift from one trade to another. Many others perform both formal and informal work, e.g. during non-office hours, some may belong to the gig economy like an Uber taxi driver or a Swiggy employee.<\/p>\n