The Ministry of Labour and Employment has developed eSHRAM portal for ________.

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

RRB Group D 28 Sept 2022 Shift 3 Official Paper

Answer 1

The correct answer is creating a National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW).

Key Points

The e-SHRAM portal is inaugurated on 26th August 2021 by Shri Bhupendar Yadav, Hon'ble Minister (L&E) in presence of Shri Rameswar Teli, Hon'ble Minister of states (L&E).
eSHRAM portal has been developed for creating a national Database of Unorganised Workers, which is seeded with Aadhaar.
It will have details of the name, Occupation, Address, Educational qualification, Skill types, Family details, etc.
For the optimum realization of their employability and to extend the benefits of the social security schemes to them.
Any worker who is working in an unorganized sector and aged between 16-59, is eligible to register on the eSHRAM portal e.g. migrant workers, gig workers, platform workers, agricultural workers, MGNREGA workers, fishermen, Milkmen, ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers, Street vendors, Domestic workers, Rickshaw pullers and other workers engaged in similar other occupations in the Unorganised sectors.
It is the 1st ever national database of unorganized workers including migrant workers, construction workers, etc.